This month, on a pristine lawn in Johannesburg, there was one of the more intriguing rugby matches of the year: gay vs. straight.
The gay team, the Jozi Cats, was half-expecting to hear homophobic slurs. The words would usually be slung in the scrums. But the straight team, from across town, said nothing.
The game was played fairly, without incident, and although no one remembers the final score, the players do remember the postgame drink: tequila. It turns out that the straight team had brought several bottles as an offer of support and inclusion. There they sat on benches, 25 men, doing shots and talking about dropkicks.