Go to ESPN.com right now!

[mcshea21]

Aaron- I hope you're kidding or I think you might have just lost all speaking privilieges. Way to combat people who stereotype others....by doing just that to an entire region of the country. One of lifes winners folks....

[CyLaxKeeper00]

Aaron- I hope you're kidding or I think you might have just lost all speaking privilieges. Way to combat people who stereotype others....by doing just that to an entire region of the country. One of lifes winners folks....

I hate to be the one to tell you but I didn't make up stereotypes. Unfortunately stereotypes hold true for a percentage of each segment of the population. Just like great comedy there is some truth behind stereotypes.

[Gopherlax29]

there are stereo types for a reason, and personally there is no need for this article. Don't get me wrong but would there be an article about a brave young straight all-american goalie? lacrosse needs to be recognized right now for its dominance and fast pace, not articles about gay all americans. However, brave of him I guess I just don't see articles about people being straight all-americans ya know?

[DanGenck]

You are forgetting that this is a huge step for gay acceptance and gay rights. Regardless of what it has to do with lacrosse, it has a lot to do with the changing culture of our nation and our world. Lacrosse is not the primary concern with this story... the concern is that a gay man is being accepted by 30 other men in perhaps the hardest environment (organized athletics) to accept a gay person in.

Goldstein is breaking a lot of barriers, not just for lacrosse but for social acceptance and standing. I feel that this story is definitely worth the time that ESPN has spent, even if lacrosse as a subject is on the back burner.

[KnoxVegas]

Great article but yet again there is that erroneous title "all-american." One who receives such an honor is an All-America, since we live in the United States of America, not American.

As for the debate about stereotypes, I agree that behind every stereotype there is a little truth, but that is no excuse to perpetuate them. Look, my entire 5 years of undergrad work at America's (not American) Finest Learning and Football Institution was spent studying African and African-American Studies.

As for the statement of a previous poster that someone who is non-white would feel more comfortable in a northern city, rather than down south is ridiculous. We are in the midst of the second Great Migration in less than a century. Racism, much like stupidity, knows no racial or socio-economic bounds. Racism and bigotry stem from fear. Did most of you know that there is no official language of these United States? Yet, West Virginia saw to it to recently make English there official language. The worst racism and bigotry often times is intra-racial, rather than inter-racial. Racism is has become an even more taboo subject in the past two decades. (At this point, I need to get down from the soap box.)

The article on Goldstein was informative to me on several levels, least of which was his sexuality. That is irrelevant on the field. I applaud goldstein for his candor. I wish him well in his post-collegiate life, as i would anyone else. I never saw that goal against Syracuse and have now warned my players that if that ever happened in one of our games, they would be benched for the rest of the year. Not because the guy is gay but because at no point was a body check thrown or a slide made. Fundamentals people! Fundamentals!

[defense_wins_championship]

I thought it was a great article but it was also a great segment which was on the late Sportscenter on Sunday night. His goal was awesome too. No matter what you take from this I think it was great exposure on two levels. On a much smaller one, the lacrosse exposure, any little bit helps. The second is obviously for the exceptance of homosexuality regardless of what sport is was I think this was great. His teammates should also be applauded for the way they treated him. Zag grad makes a good point, who cares what sexuality he is as long as he helps you win games. He is an unbeleivable goalie.

P.S. I'm from America and American. Ha ha ha.

[StrykerFSU]

One more note on this story: Goldstein was taken by the Boston Cannons with the final selection of the MLL Draft. This is truly a testament to the brotherhood and community that exists in the world of lacrosse and I am proud to be a part of it.