QB Steve Young, wife e out strong on gay rights: Column

49ers gay rights

Hurst emphatilly says he would support a gay teammate, as the team ved members of 49ers Pri to attend trag mp.

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49ERS EXPAND LGBTQ OUTREACH, DT MRICE HURST SHAR LOVE FOR HIS GAY IENDS

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QB STEVE YOUNG, WIFE E OUT STRONG ON GAY RIGHTS: COLUMN

Q When former Las Vegas Rairs fensive end Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player to publicly e out as gay, was amazg to see his team, the NFL and other major players tweetg out statements about how proud they were of him …. As the San Francis 49ers held a special Diversy & Incln Day at trag mp last Thursday — vg members of the LGBTQ fan group 49ers Pri to attend the team’s Communy Corner — newly acquired DT Mrice Hurst opened up about his support for LGBTQ people, cludg the possibily of havg a gay teammate.

Hurst said he would be “extra supportive” of any athlete who me out as big, gay or queer. Former San Francis 49ers quarterback Steve Young is one of the most proment Mormons has agreed to be the keynote speaker Salt Lake Cy at next month%27s nventn of gay Young take such a proment role is bound to ph the issue even farther down the San Francis 49ers quarterback Steve Young ma news 2008 when he and his wife Barbara placed "No on Prop. 8, which banned gay marriage California, and which was overturned by the U.

Barbara Young said at the time that she has a gay brother, which fluenced her cisn to ntribute to the "No on 8" mpaign, but Steve Young remaed relatively silent at the, both Youngs are beg more vol on gay rights, and have agreed to be the keynote speakers Salt Lake Cy at next month's nventn of gay Mormons. "And, ed, there are signs that the church is softeng s polil opposn to gay rights, wh church members no longer takg the lead opposg gay marriage, havg Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young take such a proment role welg lbian and gay church members is bound to ph the issue even farther down the Plante is an Emmy and Peabody-wng reporter who has spent three s verg LGBT issu for the CBS TV statns San Francis and Los addn to s own edorials, USA TODAY publish diverse opns om outsi wrers, cludg ourBoard of Contributors.

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