Robbie Rogers’ abuser gets off extremely light
This past weekend, American soccer’s first openly gay male player, Robbie Rogers, while rehabbing with the LA Galaxy reserves in the USL, accused an opponent of abusing him verbally because of his sexual orientation. He stated that it was the first time he’d ever been treated that way on a soccer field since coming out of the closet four years ago.
“In the heat of the last fifteen minutes of the game a player from the opposing team called me a "queer" repeatedly. To be honest my initial reaction was one of shock.