Gays in America are constantly talked about when it comes to controversies. It doesn’t matter if its being gay in sports and entertainment or same-sex marriage, being gay is going to be a main topic. It is often not wanted when it comes to athletes but there are many that trying to make gay marriage legal.
Gay athletes are not quite an often site but those who have come out the closet have stirred much controversy. One athlete in particular recently brought the topic to the eyes of America, his name, Michael Sam. He was a college football player for Missouri University. In February of 2014 he announced publicly on ESPN that he was gay stating “I am an openly, proud gay man.” Since then he’s been drafted by the St. Louis. He was the first openly gay player in NFL history. Many of his teammates and coaches had already known this dating back to August of 2013. "I knew from a young age that I was attracted to guys," he said, "I didn't know if it was a phase ... I didn't want to say, 'Hey, I might be gay. I might be bi.' I just didn't know ... I wanted to find who I was and make sure I knew what was comfortable. So I didn't tell anyone growing up," he said in an interview. However not everyone supported him as Tim Wildmon of the American Family Association agreed with ex-coach Tony Dungy. Tony Dungy believed that Sam being in a locker room with straight athletes is unfair to straight athletes. Wildmon wrote that "Sexually, God made man for woman and woman for man. It's obvious. It's natural," and later pointed out that players being naked or half-naked in the locker room would distract Sam. Another athlete, Jason Collins, that had came out the closet in the NBA supported Sam’s coming out.
Same-sex marriage has been on the minds of the American society for a while with states legalizing it and others refusing. The act is legal in nine states, two Native tribes, and Washington D.C. Obama, in May of 2012 declared his support of sam...