Welcome to team Gay!
Handsome Chicago White Sox Minor League outfielder Anderson Comás, 23, just announced on his Instagram that he is an out and proud gay man exclaiming,
“I just wanna say something to those people that says that gay people can not be someone in this life, well look at me I’m Gay and I’m a professional athlete so that didn’t stopped me to make my dreams come true.”
Comás has been a part of the White Sox organization since 2017 with the goal of making the major leagues. According to Sportskeeda,
“Anderson Comas is not currently ranked in the White Sox’s top 30 prospects, so an appearance in the MLB doesn’t seem very likely right now. It’s certainly not impossible for him to get there, but Comas has an uphill battle to achieve that dream. Even top prospects don’t always pan out. It is as an incredibly difficult thing to get to the major leagues, so it wouldn’t be a surprise if Comas was unable to achieve that. It also wouldn’t be a surprise if he was one of the many low-ranked diamonds in the rough that teams have now.”
Out professional athletes are few and far between so Comás coming out is a huge statement and will impact countless lives for the better. In his coming out post he spoke directly to members of the queer community telling us, “I’m doing this cause I wanna be an inspiration for those like me out there fitting for their dreams, please don’t listen to those stupid things that people say about us, fight for your dreams, believe in yourself and go for it.”
Immediately the Chicago White Sox organization tweeted how proud they were of Anderson writing, “With his social media post today, we are all so proud of Anderson and that he is comfortable sharing such an important personal part of his life so openly.” That tweet is already nearing 30k views in less than one day.
We are all so proud of you, Anderson! ❤️🏳️🌈 pic.twitter.com/8ykBdwZelo
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) February 19, 2023
Support poured in for the “gay and proud” athlete but… as things are in the hyper-masculine sports world with there were a shockingly large amount of bigoted, homophobic responses. Aren’t straight dudes the best!?!?
As we always say to the bigots and the haters, fuck off. As we have said for decades, “We’re here. We’re queer. Get used to it.”
Just play baseball. What does this have to do with baseball? Less interested in going to a game now.
— Brian (@EternalShift) February 20, 2023
If you’re asking why this important please take a step back. This isn’t for you. You clearly do not understand. Out and proud athletes is a thing that should be praised and celebrated. It gives so many people hope
— Austin Guy (@Dzikhead) February 20, 2023
To everyone with negative comments… Why do you care what someone does with their life? It doesn’t effect you one bit.
— Brandon Brown (@Brownie3789) February 19, 2023
These comments show just how far we still have to go as a society.
— Tyler 😡 (@tyler_mets15) February 20, 2023
I’ll join him by coming out as a Straight male and Proud, let’s all cheer our sexuality !!
— Bryan Collins (@Coolbeans417) February 20, 2023
Here this man is making a very important announcement in his life and people are out here making jokes and criticizing him for it. Please be serious and show some respect.
— Qui-Gon Jinn ❁ (@Jinn_N_Juice) February 20, 2023
To everyone saying you don’t know why he came out, it’s because people need representation in every area of fame. Everyone needs to have a place at the table. Glad he came out to represent others who can now realize their dreams.
— Sequoya Lange (@Powergirl5k) February 20, 2023
Keep going strong Anderson! We’re here to support you!
– this post is solely the opinion of this contributing writer and may not reflect the opinion of other writers, staff or owners of Instinct magazine.
Sources: Sportskeeda
Another day, another handsome gay athlete to welcome to the gay fam.