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Gay dad Kirk Walker is the only openly gay coach in NCAA Division I athletics
He made Oregon State a national contender that reached the College World Series. And now Kirk Walker is believed to be the only openly gay coach in NCAA Division I athletics. Walker became a dad in 2006 after completing an open adoption he pursued with his long-time partner. In an interview with ESPN, Walker said it took about 6 months to complete the necessary paperwork and enter the adoption pool, just the first step in the long adoption process.
"I'm just being who I am, and I think who I am is a quality coach and a quality person, with my flaws and my own struggles. I am who I am, and it's not making me better or worse because I come out as a gay parent now."
The NY Times reports: Walker, 45, has found himself straddling generations in the gay community. Those who are older often kept their orientation to themselves. Those who are younger have grown up in a more welcoming environment, with laws to protect them.
“It’s a new age,” said Kelly Dyer, a senior Oregon State softball pitcher from Eugene, Ore. “Being gay is becoming more acceptable in our generation. It’s not like him being gay off the field has any effect on us on the field. It’s no big deal.”
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I don't see any problem with
I don't see any problem with him being gay unless he starts trying to press it on the kids. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m all for LGBT rights, it’s just that I think their line of thinking is a slippery slope similar to those who have impulsive urges to modify their bodies, and consequently end up ruining them. I’m all for gender reassignment operations if the person genuinely feels that they would feel more in harmony with themselves if they had a sex change, but the issue is of whether they will feel that way in a few years, or even a few months. When people get tattoos and piercings, sometimes they regret them when they’re older because they no longer have the same mindset that they did, or are simply sick of it. Unless it’s a necessary operation (implants for breast reconstruction, etc..), we already have seen many cases where elective surgeries lead to an addiction. I’m just afraid that LGBT people might be going down this same path by being so eager to undergo an operation. All I’m asking is that they try to do everything in their power to be comfortable and accepting of the way they were made before they decide to go get work done.