SI Survey: MLS Most Tolerant of Gay Athletes

Interesting survey in SI Scorecard this week on gay athletes in pro sports:

Q Which pro sports entity would be the least and most tolerant of gay athletes?

LEAST

NFL 44%

UFC 27%

NHL 15%

MLB 10%

NBA 2%

MLS 1%

MOST

MLS 38%

NBA 28%

MLB 16%

NHL 10%

NFL 4%

UFC 3%

 

Your poll is flawed. It doesn't include PGA and NASCAR.

 

Team sports.

 

Odd that UFC would rank so low when their stars are so obviously into the homoerotic appeal of the sport.

 

I would guess baseball would be the least tolerant.

 

Is UFC a team sport?

 

I would, too. And I have a theory about it. Hockey and basketball players are shuttled into elite travel programs from the time they're 6 or 7 years old, and have been for quite a while. They learn to judge their peers on one thing and one thing only: Can he play?

 

As I've said before, baseball is the least physical of the big four sports, but the most faux-macho. So I would've agreed with you previously.

But also, as I've said before, Boom's poll is flawed.

 

Good point. Agree flawed survey

 

The WNBA should've been in the survey. Considering it's had a number of openly gay players, it's far and away the leader here.

 

Yeah, but I think the survey focused on major professional sports...

 

Yeah. Not bitches.