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Originally Posted by RichMSN
What if the umpire was a "not out" homosexual?
I have a friend who was back when he finished grad school and applied for a security clearance to do some government work. Someone called me and asked me about the guy's sexual activity. Would that be appropriate in the umpires' background check?
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I'm sure that exact question is one of the reasons WUA wants to negotiate the background check questions.
Reportedly, MLB feels they need to question any area that could indicate an umpire is vulnerable to bribes or blackmail. An out-of-the-closet gay man would not, by the fact he is gay, be so subjected. However, could a closeted gay man be vulnerable to such activities. I don't know. I supposes it could depend on the reaspons he remains closeted and how emotionally and financially attached he is to remaining closeted.
My very best friend with whom my wife and I shared a house during grad school is an out-of-the-closet gay man. With that experience and having been a music major, taking several drama courses, making part of my living acting for three years, and working in the ad biz in San Francisco...I am not unfamiliar with both sides of that issue. (I know, I know, I'm guilty of stereotyping. Sorry.)
Despite what I tell my students, I don't have all the answers.
I'm not sure where I would land on this one at the present time.