Two gay former NFL players talk about the importance of the league’s support, as most fans seem to unrstand the gture.
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- NFL PROUDLY CLAR 'FOOTBALL IS GAY' NEW VIO
- NFL SHAR PRI-THEMED LOGO, SAYS STANDS WH LGBTQ+ MUNY BY KELLY HAY PUBLISHED JUNE 3, 2021 UPDATED 1:43PM EQUY AND INCLN FOX 10 PHOENIX SHARE COPY LK EMAIL FACEBOOK TWTER LKEDIN REDD THE HISTORY OF JUNE BEG PRI MONTH EVERY JUNE, THE LGBTQ+ MUNY AND ALLI CELEBRATE WHAT HAS BEE NEW YORK - THE NATNAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE EMBRACED THE START OF PRI MONTH THIS WEEK BY SHARG S FAMED LOGO RABOW LORS A SHOW OF "SUPPORT AND SOLIDARY" WH THE LGBTQ+ MUNY. "WE STAND WH LGBTQ+ PEOPLE THIS MONTH AND YEARLONG WH A MMENT TO OUR PLAYERS, OUR FANS AND OUR STAFF TO LIVE PROUDLY AND THENTILLY," THE NFL SAID WEDNDAY A POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA, ADDG "HAPPY PRI MONTH!" IN A PHOTO OF S PRI-THEMED NFL SHIELD, ALL 32 TEAMS’ LOGOS WERE ALSO DISPLAYED RABOW LORS. THE SAN FRANCIS 49ERS ANNOUNCED MONTH-LONG PLANS TO CELEBRATE PRI MONTH THROUGHOUT JUNE, CLUDG A GENRLS CLOTHG LE WHICH 100% OF THE PROCEEDS WILL BENEF LOL LGBTQ+ ANIZATNS. ON JUNE 22, THE TEAM WILL HOLD THE 2021 49ERS PRIDE LGBTQ+ ACTIVISM SPORTS PANEL FEATURG PROFSNAL ATHLET AND SPORTS PERSONALI LIKE KIMBERLY CHEXNAYR, FALLON FOX AND KURTIS GABRIEL. THE PANEL WILL DISCS THE NORMALIZATN OF LGBTQ+ ATHLET AND THEIR PERSONAL EXPERIENC AS OUT AND ALLIED PERSONS SPORTS, THE TEAM SAID. THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS TEAMED UP WH FELLOW SPORTS TEAMS THE CY TO DRIVE SUPPORT FOR LOL LGBTQ+-OWNED SMALL BS AND GENR-CLIVE YOUTH SPORTS. "WE'RE PROUD TO PROMOTE ACCEPTANCE AND AWARENS," THE TEAM WROTE A POST. FORMER NFL PLAYER RYAN O’CALLAGHAN, WHO PLAYED WH THE NEW ENGLAND PATRTS AND KANSAS CY CHIEFS, ME OUT AS GAY A 2017 STORY PUBLISHED BY OUTSPORTS — A SPORTS NEWS SE FOCG ON LGBT ISSU AND PERSONALI. HE TOLD THE OUTLET THAT THE NFL’S SUPPORT OF PRI MONTH IS IMPORTANT WNG HEARTS AND MDS AMID SOME NEGATIVE MENTS ONLE. "THE RPONSE SHOWS PEOPLE’S LACK OF UNRSTANDG AND IGNORANCE," O’CALLAGHAN SAID. "I’M GLAD THE NFL DO . SMALL GTUR LIKE THAT ADD UP." O’CALLAGHAN HID HIS SEXUAL ORIENTATN THROUGHOUT HIS FOOTBALL REER. HE TOLD THE OUTLET THAT HE HAD CID TO PLAY THE SPORT, CLUDG LLEGE AT THE UNIVERSY OF CALIFORNIA—BERKELEY, A LARGE PART TO HI HIS SEXUALY. RELATED: BIN PROCLAIMS JUNE AS "LGBTQ+ PRI MONTH," EXPOUNDG S CREATN AND HISTORY PRI MONTH, WHICH IS NOW CELEBRATED BY LGBTQ+ MUNI AND ALLI ALL OVER THE WORLD, STEMS OM THE TRAGEDY OF THE STONEWALL RTS. IN JUNE OF 1969, PATRONS AND SUPPORTERS OF A POPULAR GAY BAR NEW YORK CY, LLED THE STONEWALL INN, STAGED AN UPRISG DURG A ROUTE POLICE RAID, ACRDG TO THE NYC LGBT HISTORIC S PROJECT. THE DAYS-LONG NFLICT MARKED THE BEGNG OF A MORN MOVEMENT TO OUTLAW DISCRIMATORY LAWS AND PRACTIC AGAST LGBTQ AMERINS. THE FIRST PRI PARAS WERE HELD A YEAR AFTER THE UPRISG, ATTRACTG THOANDS OF PARTICIPANTS. TODAY, THOANDS OF PRI PARAS, MARCH AND FTIVALS ARE HELD AROUND THE WORLD. THE MONTH-LONG CELEBRATN AIMS TO BOTH UPLIFT THOSE THE LGBTQ+ MUNY AND SERV AS A PH TO ACHIEVE EQUAL JTICE AND OPPORTUNI. PRINT JOE BIN ON TUDAY OFFICIALLY CLARED JUNE 2021 AS "LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUEER PRI MONTH" AFTER SIGNG A PROCLAMATN. RELATED: CELEBRATE PRI MONTH 2021 WH THE LGBTQ MOVI AND SHOWS THAT ARE EE TO STREAM THIS STORY WAS REPORTED OM CCNATI. BREAKING NEWS
- NFL SUPPORTS LGBTQ+ COMMUNI BY DECLARG 'FOOTBALL IS GAY' PRI AD
- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS KEV MAXEN BE FIRST PROFSNAL MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
- JAGUARS’ KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY US MEN’S PRO SPORTS
- THE THREE GAYT LOGOS NFL HISTORY
- KEV MAXEN JT BEME THE FIRST MALE ACH MEN'S PRO SPORTS TO E OUT AS GAY. HE SAID HE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO 'LIE' OR 'FEEL FEAR' ABOUT HIS PERSONAL LIFE ANYMORE.
- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT COACH KEV MAXEN COM OUT AS GAY HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT
- NFL SAYS 'FOOTBALL IS GAY' NEW MERCIAL THAT MAK CLEAR S SUPPORT OF LGBTQ+ MUNY
- ‘FOOTBALL IS GAY’: NFL RELEAS BIZARRE VIO AFTER PLAYER’S G OUT
- BEYOND PARODY, NFL’S NEW SLOGAN BEGS WH “FOOTBALL IS GAY”
- NFL CLAR THAT 'FOOTBALL IS GAY' MERCIAL SUPPORTG CARL NASSIB
- NEW NFL AD SAYS ‘FOOTBALL IS GAY’ SUPPORT OF LGBTQ MUNY
- NFL COMMERCIAL DECLAR “FOOTBALL IS GAY” FOOTBALL IS LBIAN” “FOOTBALL IS TRANSGENR”
- WOKE "FOOTBALL IS GAY" SAYS NFL NEW AD MPAIGN SUPPORTG LGBQT WH RABOW LOGO
- NFL ANNOUNC 'FOOTBALL IS GAY' SHOW OF SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ+ COMMUNY
- NFL “PRI” AD: “FOOTBALL IS GAY,” “FOOTBALL IS TRANSGENR,” “FOOTBALL IS QUEER”
- ‘FOOTBALL IS GAY,’ NFL CLAR ‘PRI’ MONTH AD
- THE NFL IS FAKG AS IF R, AGA – THIS TIME ’S ABOUT GAY PEOPLE
NFL PROUDLY CLAR 'FOOTBALL IS GAY' NEW VIO
The Natnal Football League clared, "Football is gay," a vio shared on Twter on Monday rponse to player Carl Nassib's g out. * nfl is gay logo *
In a vio shared on Twter on Monday, the Natnal Football League clared, "Football is gay.
"In whe letters on a black background, the word "gay" was then replaced wh words cludg "lbian, " "betiful, " "queer, " "transgenr, " "power" and "life.
NFL SHAR PRI-THEMED LOGO, SAYS STANDS WH LGBTQ+ MUNY BY KELLY HAY PUBLISHED JUNE 3, 2021 UPDATED 1:43PM EQUY AND INCLN FOX 10 PHOENIX SHARE COPY LK EMAIL FACEBOOK TWTER LKEDIN REDD THE HISTORY OF JUNE BEG PRI MONTH EVERY JUNE, THE LGBTQ+ MUNY AND ALLI CELEBRATE WHAT HAS BEE NEW YORK - THE NATNAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE EMBRACED THE START OF PRI MONTH THIS WEEK BY SHARG S FAMED LOGO RABOW LORS A SHOW OF "SUPPORT AND SOLIDARY" WH THE LGBTQ+ MUNY. "WE STAND WH LGBTQ+ PEOPLE THIS MONTH AND YEARLONG WH A MMENT TO OUR PLAYERS, OUR FANS AND OUR STAFF TO LIVE PROUDLY AND THENTILLY," THE NFL SAID WEDNDAY A POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA, ADDG "HAPPY PRI MONTH!" IN A PHOTO OF S PRI-THEMED NFL SHIELD, ALL 32 TEAMS’ LOGOS WERE ALSO DISPLAYED RABOW LORS. THE SAN FRANCIS 49ERS ANNOUNCED MONTH-LONG PLANS TO CELEBRATE PRI MONTH THROUGHOUT JUNE, CLUDG A GENRLS CLOTHG LE WHICH 100% OF THE PROCEEDS WILL BENEF LOL LGBTQ+ ANIZATNS. ON JUNE 22, THE TEAM WILL HOLD THE 2021 49ERS PRIDE LGBTQ+ ACTIVISM SPORTS PANEL FEATURG PROFSNAL ATHLET AND SPORTS PERSONALI LIKE KIMBERLY CHEXNAYR, FALLON FOX AND KURTIS GABRIEL. THE PANEL WILL DISCS THE NORMALIZATN OF LGBTQ+ ATHLET AND THEIR PERSONAL EXPERIENC AS OUT AND ALLIED PERSONS SPORTS, THE TEAM SAID. THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS TEAMED UP WH FELLOW SPORTS TEAMS THE CY TO DRIVE SUPPORT FOR LOL LGBTQ+-OWNED SMALL BS AND GENR-CLIVE YOUTH SPORTS. "WE'RE PROUD TO PROMOTE ACCEPTANCE AND AWARENS," THE TEAM WROTE A POST. FORMER NFL PLAYER RYAN O’CALLAGHAN, WHO PLAYED WH THE NEW ENGLAND PATRTS AND KANSAS CY CHIEFS, ME OUT AS GAY A 2017 STORY PUBLISHED BY OUTSPORTS — A SPORTS NEWS SE FOCG ON LGBT ISSU AND PERSONALI. HE TOLD THE OUTLET THAT THE NFL’S SUPPORT OF PRI MONTH IS IMPORTANT WNG HEARTS AND MDS AMID SOME NEGATIVE MENTS ONLE. "THE RPONSE SHOWS PEOPLE’S LACK OF UNRSTANDG AND IGNORANCE," O’CALLAGHAN SAID. "I’M GLAD THE NFL DO . SMALL GTUR LIKE THAT ADD UP." O’CALLAGHAN HID HIS SEXUAL ORIENTATN THROUGHOUT HIS FOOTBALL REER. HE TOLD THE OUTLET THAT HE HAD CID TO PLAY THE SPORT, CLUDG LLEGE AT THE UNIVERSY OF CALIFORNIA—BERKELEY, A LARGE PART TO HI HIS SEXUALY. RELATED: BIN PROCLAIMS JUNE AS "LGBTQ+ PRI MONTH," EXPOUNDG S CREATN AND HISTORY PRI MONTH, WHICH IS NOW CELEBRATED BY LGBTQ+ MUNI AND ALLI ALL OVER THE WORLD, STEMS OM THE TRAGEDY OF THE STONEWALL RTS. IN JUNE OF 1969, PATRONS AND SUPPORTERS OF A POPULAR GAY BAR NEW YORK CY, LLED THE STONEWALL INN, STAGED AN UPRISG DURG A ROUTE POLICE RAID, ACRDG TO THE NYC LGBT HISTORIC S PROJECT. THE DAYS-LONG NFLICT MARKED THE BEGNG OF A MORN MOVEMENT TO OUTLAW DISCRIMATORY LAWS AND PRACTIC AGAST LGBTQ AMERINS. THE FIRST PRI PARAS WERE HELD A YEAR AFTER THE UPRISG, ATTRACTG THOANDS OF PARTICIPANTS. TODAY, THOANDS OF PRI PARAS, MARCH AND FTIVALS ARE HELD AROUND THE WORLD. THE MONTH-LONG CELEBRATN AIMS TO BOTH UPLIFT THOSE THE LGBTQ+ MUNY AND SERV AS A PH TO ACHIEVE EQUAL JTICE AND OPPORTUNI. PRINT JOE BIN ON TUDAY OFFICIALLY CLARED JUNE 2021 AS "LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUEER PRI MONTH" AFTER SIGNG A PROCLAMATN. RELATED: CELEBRATE PRI MONTH 2021 WH THE LGBTQ MOVI AND SHOWS THAT ARE EE TO STREAM THIS STORY WAS REPORTED OM CCNATI. BREAKING NEWS
* nfl is gay logo *
Nassib is the first active NFL player to e out as gay. Former NFL player Ryan O’Callaghan, who played wh the New England Patrts and Kansas Cy Chiefs, me out as gay a 2017 story published by Outsports — a sports news se focg on LGBT issu and personali.
In June of 1969, patrons and supporters of a popular gay bar New York Cy, lled the Stonewall Inn, staged an uprisg durg a route police raid, acrdg to the NYC LGBT Historic S Project. Print Joe Bin on Tuday officially clared June 2021 as "Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, and Queer Pri Month" after signg a proclamatn.
NFL SUPPORTS LGBTQ+ COMMUNI BY DECLARG 'FOOTBALL IS GAY' PRI AD
Kev Maxen, an associate strength ach wh the Jacksonville Jaguars, has bee the first male ach a major U.S.-based profsnal league to e out as gay. * nfl is gay logo *
Throughout his NFL reer and time playg football at Cal, O’Callaghan hid he was gay, assumg everyone football would reject him if they knew. He didn’t thk he uld ever live as an out gay man. Another popular meme has been potg out that another team’s fans are so gay (bee beg gay is bad) that they mt love Pri month:.
“It’s a shame for people to reject the NFL for embracg the gay muny, ” Rohrer said. “The gay muny is a huge supporter of all sports, there are a lot of gay athlet every sport, football beg one of them.
It mak no sense for people to be upset at the league for showg some pri and rpect for the ex-players the NFL who are gay.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS KEV MAXEN BE FIRST PROFSNAL MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
Jacksonville Jaguars associate strength ach Kev Maxen is believed to be the first openly gay male ach major North Amerin men's sports after g out publicly an terview wh Outsports. * nfl is gay logo *
O’Callaghan was quick to pot out that, while ’s important to ntue to pot to rners of homophobic nonsense sports, this don’t mean a gay NFL player would be rejected by the league, s teams or most fans. “A lot of people are gog to say this is proof pro sports aren’t ready for gay athlet, but I thk ’s proof the NFL is ready, ” O’Callaghan said.
While six former NFL players have e out after retirg om the game, Carl Nassib beme the first openly gay active player as recently as June 21 of partnership wh 72andSunny Los Angel and the LGBTQ+ nonprof. Michael Sam beme the first openly gay player to be drafted when the then-St. Jacksonville Jaguars associate strength ach Kev Maxen is believed to be the first openly gay male ach major North Amerin men's sports after g out publicly an terview wh Outsports.
JAGUARS’ KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY US MEN’S PRO SPORTS
Maxen is the first ever male ach Amerin men's sports to e out as gay. * nfl is gay logo *
”Maxen is believed to be the first openly gay male ach the NFL and all of major Amerin men's pro sports, acrdg to Outsports.
THE THREE GAYT LOGOS NFL HISTORY
The Natnal Football League has clared “football is gay” and “transgenr” a new ad. What seems like a missn to alienate the NFL’s red-blood fanbase is a stunt backg Rairs star Carl Nassib, who recently me out. * nfl is gay logo *
" San Francis 49ers assistant Katie Sowers, a pneer among female ach the NFL, me out as the the league's first openly gay ach 2017, acrdg to Outsports. He add that he reached out last year for advice on g out om former Las Vegas Rairs lebacker Carl Nassib, who beme the first active openly gay player NFL history 2021.
But neher n match the flair and untend gay sensibili of Pat Patrt and Buc Bce, the two gayt logos NFL history.
KEV MAXEN JT BEME THE FIRST MALE ACH MEN'S PRO SPORTS TO E OUT AS GAY. HE SAID HE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO 'LIE' OR 'FEEL FEAR' ABOUT HIS PERSONAL LIFE ANYMORE.
Hands down the gayt logo NFL -- and maybe pro sports -- history. Kev Maxen, an associate strength ach wh the Jacksonville Jaguars, jt publicly me out as gay, makg him the first-ever male ach Amerin profsnal men's sports to do so.
The assistant strength and ndng ach for the Jacksonville Jaguars has bee the first male ach ever the NFL -- or Amerin men's pro sports altogether -- to publicly e out as gay. 'Stranger Thgs' Star Noah Schnapp Com Out as Gay on TikTok.
NHL Prospect Le Prokop Com Out as Gay.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT COACH KEV MAXEN COM OUT AS GAY HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT
Madonna Appears to Come Out as Gay New Vio.
NFL SAYS 'FOOTBALL IS GAY' NEW MERCIAL THAT MAK CLEAR S SUPPORT OF LGBTQ+ MUNY
Jerrod Carmichael Com Out as Gay New Stand-Up Special. Colton Unrwood Addrs Backlash After Comg Out as Gay.
The 30-send spot begs wh the le, "Football is gay" as light cheerg plays the background.
‘FOOTBALL IS GAY’: NFL RELEAS BIZARRE VIO AFTER PLAYER’S G OUT
The Natnal Football League has clared “football is gay” and “transgenr” a new ad. A vio released by the NFL on Monday featur simple whe text on a black background, clarg among other thgs that “football is gay, ” “football is lbian, ” “football is queer, ” and “football is transgenr. Speakg to Outsports, an NFL spokperson said that the ad was released as a direct rponse to Las Vegas Rairs fensive end Carl Nassib g out as gay last week.
Nassib is the first active NFL player to e out, though some of his fellow stars told the media that gay men often play the league but keep their homosexualy unr ad ed a stir onle, as some menters wonred how the NFL settled on “football is gay” as a tchphrase, and others rolled their ey at the spread of LGBT msagg to yet another facet of Amerin life. Football is gay" Liz Franczak (@liz_anczak) June 28, 2021This vio jt feels like an exec shovelg a spoonful of random, foc-group vetted words down someone's throats while screamg "IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT? ”The NFL may have jt pulled ahead of the pack, which is ftg sce they started this whole NFL recently announced atheir new slogan to celebrate Pri a quick vio ad, the slogan begs wh: “Football is gay, ” and then ntu:“Football is lbian.
The NFL on Monday joed the rt of rporate Ameri marketg to LGBT Amerins for Pri Month wh the release of a new mercial clarg that football is gay, lbian, queer, transgenr, bisexual, and a whole bunch of other 30-send advertisement begs by statg "football is gay" as dms roll and people cheer the background. It is also a direct rponse to Las Vegas Rairs fensive end Carl Nassib g out as gay last week, a spokperson for the league said. The NFL, which has never missed an opportuny to policize somethg for fancial ga, nfirmed that the vio ad was a direct rponse to Rairs player Carl Nassib announcg that he was gay.
BEYOND PARODY, NFL’S NEW SLOGAN BEGS WH “FOOTBALL IS GAY”
Releasg a powerful vio Monday that featured the msage, "Football is gay. "A league spokperson nfirmed to Outsports on Monday the vio was a direct rponse to Las Vegas Rairs pass-sher Carl Nassib announcg he's gay last week. "Football is gay.
Football is gay" Liz Franczak (@liz_anczak) June 28, 2021. Somebody got paid a lot of money by the NFL to e up wh "Football Is Gay"— Greg Price (@greg_price11) June 29, 2021.
I’ve been sayg football is gay for over 20 years— doug mags (@doug_mags) June 28, 2021.
NFL CLAR THAT 'FOOTBALL IS GAY' MERCIAL SUPPORTG CARL NASSIB
The NFL released a mercial support of Oakland Rairs fensive end Carl Nassib clarg that “football is gay. ”“Football is gay, ” the 30-send mercial begs.
NEW NFL AD SAYS ‘FOOTBALL IS GAY’ SUPPORT OF LGBTQ MUNY
”RAIDERS PLAYER BECOMES FIRST ACTIVE NFL ATHLETE TO COME OUT AS GAY“If you love this game, you are wele here.
NFL COMMERCIAL DECLAR “FOOTBALL IS GAY” FOOTBALL IS LBIAN” “FOOTBALL IS TRANSGENR”
Football is for everyone, ” the NFL ad was rponse to Nassib beg the first active player to e out as gay to the public, which he announced last week a social media also announced a $100, 000 donatn to the Trevor Project, a leadg gay and lbian advocy group that foc on suici preventn and crisis terventn, a group the NFL also voiced support for s tweet. ”In an terview last week, Rapoport shared his thoughts on how the NFL n foster a welg environment for gay and lbian HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER"It’s OK to not fully unrstand the LGBTQ+ experience for you to be an ally, ” Rapoport said.
"Washgton Examer ViosTags: News, NFL, Twter, LGBTOrigal Author: Michael LeeOrigal Lotn: NFL clar that 'football is gay' mercial supportg Carl Nassib. The NFL on Monday released a new Pri Month ad sayg “Football is gay” support of the LGBTQ muny.
WOKE "FOOTBALL IS GAY" SAYS NFL NEW AD MPAIGN SUPPORTG LGBQT WH RABOW LOGO
The ad exactly a week after Carl Nassib of the Las Vegas Rairs beme the first active NFL player to e out as gay.
NFL ANNOUNC 'FOOTBALL IS GAY' SHOW OF SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ+ COMMUNY
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NFL “PRI” AD: “FOOTBALL IS GAY,” “FOOTBALL IS TRANSGENR,” “FOOTBALL IS QUEER”
In the mercial dms n be heard the background while the words Football is gay is displayed on the screen, followed but Football is Lbian etc….
‘FOOTBALL IS GAY,’ NFL CLAR ‘PRI’ MONTH AD
At the end of the vio the vio the NFL enuraged people to donate to the Trevor Project which prevents teens who are gay, lbian, and trans om mtg suici.
NFL Releas Powerful Vio, 'Football Is Gay' — TMZ (@TMZ) June 28, 2021. The NFL on Monday released a new Pri Month ad sayg “Football is gay” support of the LGBTQ muny. The ad exactly a week after Carl Nassib of the Las Vegas Rairs beme the first active NFL player to e out as gay.
The new mercial days after NFL player Carl Nassib announced he was gay a vio.. @Rairs DE Carl Nassib announced today that he’s gay. The NFL on Monday joed the rt of rporate Ameri marketg to LGBT Amerins for Pri Month wh the release of a new mercial clarg that football is gay, lbian, queer, transgenr, bisexual, and a whole bunch of other thgs.
THE NFL IS FAKG AS IF R, AGA – THIS TIME ’S ABOUT GAY PEOPLE
The 30-send advertisement begs by statg “football is gay” as dms roll and people cheer the background.