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SIX GAY NNECTNS TO THE RAMS-BENGALS SUPER BOWL LVI, AND WE DON’T MEAN THE KICKER
The Natnal Basketball Associatn (NBA), Natnal Hockey League (NHL), and Major League Baseball (MLB) follow closely behd at seven, eight, and ne percent profsnal sports might have been a hotbed of homophobia the past, the league has seen historic change and progrs recently. Carl Nassib of the Las Vegas Rairs ma sports and NFL history when he me out as gay durg Pri Month last year, the first out player signed to an active roster, and later ma history aga as the first out player to play a regular-season NFL fensive end, who recently revealed he's a mted relatnship, donated $100, 000 to The Trevor Project, the LGBTQ+ youth support and ath by suici preventn group.
There is only one openly gay NFL player, Carl Nassib of the Rairs, who me out June. In a separate survey of 1, 000 sports fans for Tickpick (cludg 19% who intified as LGBTQ), fans of the New England Patrts (69%), Carola Panthers (64%) and Kansas Cy Chiefs (64%) said they would be very or extremely supportive if a player was gay or bisexual.
“For stance, 66% of rponnts supported addg nsequenc for homophobic and transphobic behavr to NFL players’ Co of Conduct. The Los Angel Rams have a kicker named Gay (Matt, married to a woman, two children), but that’s not one of the gay angl to be found Super Bowl LVI between the Rams and Ccnati Bengals.