Bisexual high school baseball player calls out opponent for gay slur

www.outsports.com ^ | 4/21/19 | Jim Buzinski

[Midwesterner53]

A high school baseball player in upstate New York who came out publicly as bisexual a year ago has condemned one or two players on an opposing team who called him a “faggot” during a game earlier this month.

Sam Culwell, 17, a pitcher and third baseman at Rondout Valley High School in Kenhonkson, New York, detailed the April 10 incident against Marlboro in a Facebook post: My name is Sam Culwell. I’m a straight A student, I play baseball for Rondout Valley’s varsity team, and as a matter of fact I’m the captain. I’ve played baseball since I was 4, and I’ve loved it ever since. Training year round is fun to me, and there’s nothing like going up to the field with my teammates after school for a game or practice. 13 years of playing baseball and I was fortunate enough to find a great college program that I feel comfortable playing at.....After Culwell escaped the sixth inning, he stormed to the dugout in anger, sat on the bench and wept.

[northislander]

What about freedom of speech?

[Midwesterner53]

I think you missed the intent on that posting.