Declaring that individuals have admitted to being gay, bisexual or any other sexual variance is to imply a subversive element to their genetic disposition or life choices.

Here is the standard definition of admit. Take note of the peripheral language; confess, leak etc. The second article for admit is directly tied to criminality.

I grew up in a blue collar neighbourhood and attended a fairly rough, working class school. The kind of environment where being gay was hurled as an insult. It was a sign of weakness; of effeminate tendencies.

Not very good at sport? Are you gay?

By using the word admit, as a community, what we are actually saying is “confess you are different” and we may “allow you admittance to our group / tribe”.

You are not to be accepted on meritocracy. Not to be accepted on accomplishment, prowess, reputation, honesty or proficiency. You will be accepted if you admit you are different.

Society has progressed rapidly since then and we are approaching a world of parity for those of alternative lifestyles. I am sure many in those communities can testify that we still have a long way to go but progress in any venture is incremental.

I witnessed a sign of that progress, most tellingly, in the British Army whereby being gay was waved away as a distraction. The greatest sign of acceptance for any individual or group is always when the larger homogeneous crowd treat them with a shrug. It represents acceptance, it represents normality.

Oh you are gay? So. You think that means you don’t have to do press-ups like everybody else? Start pushing them out.

As long as your uniform was pressed, your marksmanship was good and your fitness was excellent no one cared about your sexuality. That was for you to worry about.

This is why I find myself firmly on Team Thiel.

Gawker are using the historical precedent of freedom of the press in order to exploit the private lives of people for profit. It is this corrupted pursuit of salacious gossip which led to the hacking of thousands and thousands of voicemails in the United Kingdom by News International. Not just celebrities but political figures and most chillingly, victims of crime. Parents whose children had been abducted and/or murdered had their private lives hacked by an international news agency to churn out sordid headlines.

So yeh, I am Team Thiel until the press learn to wield their authority with respect and deference.

A brief google search reveals thousands of headlines which put the word gay and admit in the same headline. Like this beauty below;

Let’s get one thing straight.

People don’t need to admit shit.

Not to you. Not to me. Not to anyone.