Amy Bloom depicts a foot ball player manly man type who is not heteronormative ,but still enjoys things that “men” enjoy. This concept blurs sexuality and the gender that comes with it in a way that is healthy as automny is the new way and there is no need to be simple minded. She is pointing out that there is a difference between gender and sexuality, gender does not equal sexuality and sexuality does not dictate gender. She shows that a person can identify as a man or women as their gender, but still have a preference for the same sex. In contrast a person could have been born a male but identify as a female and still be heteronormative. Gender does not relate to sexuality even though as a society it is often looked upon as if it absolute.
