Chuck Culpepper on being a gay sportswriter, thanking Brendon Ayanbadejo

Self-aggrandizing blather were the words that annoyed me the most...

 

Now wait just a damn minute!

 

There will be some, who didn't know of Chuck's orientation, who will shy away from or shun him all together. As long as Chuck is happy, that's all that really matters.

 

I was blown away by the column. One of the best reads of the year so far. It was terrific, as was the way he conducted himself.

But, I was struck by the same thing as ringer.

I think there are far more gay and bi sports writers than we think they are.

He is rare in that he is out, but there are a lot.

I liked the line from the guy who worked with him in Kentucky who said working with him helped the writer come out himself.

 

Culpepper did a Q&A with Ed Sherman about the column:

http://www.shermanreport.com/culpepper-on-column-about-being-gay-realized-now-would-be-a-good-time/