The Washington Star publishes the first news series about homophobia in sport and the harm to gay athletes. The stories quote an anonymous gay NFL player (Jerry Smith) who talks about fear of rejection and homophobic language used. The stories generates national headlines and outrage: many say the article is fake because it is impossible for “perverts” to play football
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