Lounge of Tomorrow - Gay Sports Survey Yields "Interesting" Results

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OutSports.com wrote:
American sports fans are as schizoid as ever when it comes to the subject of gays and lesbians in sports, a new survey has found.

While 86% of those polled said it is OK for male athletes to participate in sports even if they are openly gay, 78% thought having an openly gay athlete hurts the entire sport.
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The contradictions go on:

Sort of good news: Only 15% say it's not appropriate for an umpire to be gay.

Bad news: 46% to 44% say it's a sin to engage in homosexual behavior. (But 61% said homosexuality is a way of life that should be accepted by society).

Sort of good news: 78% says it is OK for gay athletes to participate in sports, even if they are open about their sexuality.

Bad news: By a 42% to 22% margin, people thought "if ESPN created a television special on the accomplishments of gay athletes, viewers would be enraged." Does this mean these people themselves would be enraged or that they think others would be?

There is more to the article and you can read it by clicking on the link above the quote. The survey results are here.