And another pro athlete comes out of the closet. I wonder if this will make it easier for others to do the same. What am I saying? Every time this happens it triggers a flood of new announcements.
Bravo to John Amaechi for his honesty.
So who’s next?
This is not a big reason I use Ubuntu, or Linux, or even open source software in general, but it’s nice to note that the open source community tend to be very high-minded when it comes to civil rights issues. To whit, one comment from an irc Ubuntu Classroom chat (all IDs removed to protect the innocent):
user1: It's gay.
... < a few irrelevant lines here > ...
user2: btw, stop using 'gay' as a negative please.
Not a heavy-handed admonition at all, but it’s simple, effective, and it helps to make the speaker (typer?) aware of unacceptable behavior. For the record, I’ve also noticed similarly civic-minded ideals expressed in the Gentoo forums.
