Author Topic: MLB Rookie Hazing Cross-Dressing Sends Dangerous Message ... Says LGBT Org.  (Read 478 times)

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http://www.tmz.com/2015/10/03/mlb-rookie-hazing-cross-dressing-sends-dangerous-message-says-lgbt-org/

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Enter Hudson Taylor -- head of Athlete Ally -- an organization that promotes LGBT acceptance in sports. Taylor says the cross-dressing ritual is designed to embarrass the players ... which reinforces the message that men in women's clothing is something to be mocked.

"Requiring rookies to dress in feminine presenting clothing like wigs, dresses, and bikinis sends a strong and dangerous message that being a girl, woman, or feminine is somehow less than, and something to be mocked."

"Regardless of intent, as long as professional athletes participate in hazing of this kind, they will be continuing to perpetuate a culture that isolates, excludes, and marginalizes the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and female athletes."

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