(Photo - Ohio Valley MMA members ready to defend drag events)
When talking about mixed martial arts athletes you're talking about macho on steroids. The men and women in the MMA are all bad ass fighters.That doesn't necessarily mean all MMA athletes are homosexual or trans haters. To make that assumption one would have to be hater and uninformed.
Case in point.
A drag brunch was slated to happen in a West Virginia restaurant today, but the owners had to cancel it because of the number of threats against the event organizers, the drag performers, and even the patrons.
Everyone involved in the event scheduled at the Primanti Bros. Restaurant and Bar, in Triadelphia, were intimidated.
Then along came an MMA coach (Ohio Valley MMA) and his trainees who offered to stand guard if the event is re-scheduled, or at another drag Queen event.
I know this is just a snapshot in time and nothing empirical can be taken from this example, but it does offer a different narrative towards acceptance of others who are different.
As Republicans campaign on their hate for trans people there are plenty of Americans that defend LGBTQ rights, but they seldom get much publicity.
As it stands, the best way to counter hate is to show love to everyone without exceptions.
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