The Gay World Cup is fabulous!

September 26th, 2007 | Posted by PostmanE

I would like to go on record in support of the Gay World Cup. Not for some shallow politically correct reason, of course; gay people seem to be doing just fine without my tacit approval. (Keep plugging, guys! Pun intended!)

No, I would like to support the Gay World Cup for the good of the sport at large, especially stateside. Much of America’s tenuous (read: downright hateful) relationship with gays aside, soccer gets a bad rap stateside for being an effete sport played by long-haired floppers who’d just as soon touch the ball with their foot as take a nosedive into the turf, rolling and squealing for all to see. So maybe the Gay World Cup can, I don’t know, help people draw the distinction more clearly? Maybe?

The gay World Cup has kicked off in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, showcasing more than 500 footballers from 28 countries.

Teams from North and South America, Europe and Australia are competing. Some take football very seriously and some just want to have fun.

Jim, from the New York Ramblers, said gay football had attracted a lot of support in his home city.

“In New York people are very accepting of us and we actually play in several straight leagues where for the most part people know what we’re about and they understand.

“Actually a lot of times when we say that we’re this gay team, they actually think it’s cool in New York - like, wow, there’s even a gay team.”

“We gays are also very macho,” [Tomas Gomez] said.

Making Christiano Ronaldo seem less gay is no easy feat, but by (Boy) George, I think we just might have found an event up to the task. Hallelujah!