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- L.A. RAMS BEE FIRST NFL TEAM TO OFFICIALLY SPONSOR A PRI EVENT"INCLN HAS ALWAYS BEEN A VALUED PART OF OUR ANIZATN."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY DAN AVERYJUNE 2, 2017/12:33 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY DAN AVERYJUNE 2, 2017 / 12:33 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"L.A. RAMS BEE FIRST NFL TEAM TO OFFICIALLY SPONSOR A PRI EVENT","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-06-02T16:33:50.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-06-02T16:33:50.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","KEYWORDS":"SPORTS","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE L.A. RAMS HAVE BEE THE FIRST TEAM THE NFL TO OFFICIALLY SPONSOR A PRI {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE TEAM PARTNERED WH VENICE PRI, WHICH PRODUC A MASSIVE ANNUAL STREET PARTY, AND IS SPONSORED LIGHTG UP THE INIC "VENICE" SIGN WH RABOW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“IT OPENS A PLACE FOR OUR MUNY WH THE NFL,” VENICE PRI DIRECTOR GRANT TURCK. “THE ULTIMATE MSAGE IS: CLN WS. IF YOU CHOOSE TO BE CLIVE, THAT’S THE MORE PROSPERO APPROACH, NOT JT FOR THE LGBTQ MUNY BUT FOR EVERYBODY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A RAMS SPOKPERSON SAID THE TEAM IS PROUD TO "STAND ALIGNMENT WH THE LGBT MUNY THAT IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE FABRIC OF LOS ANGEL." IN 2014, THE RAMS DRAFTED MICHAEL SAM, THE FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER NFL HISTORY. (THE TEAM WAS ALSO THE FIRST TO SIGN AN AIN-AMERIN, 1946.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"INCLN HAS ALWAYS BEEN A VALUED PART OF OUR ANIZATN AND WE SEE THIS AS A UNIQUE WAY TO PUBLICLY CELEBRATE THE DIVERSY THAT MAK THIS MUNY SO SPECIAL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE L.A. CHARGERS ARE ALSO SPONSORG THE SIGN LIGHTG, BUT THE RAMS SIGNED ON TO SPONSOR THE LETTER "C " FIRST, EARLY MAY, SO THEY'RE GETTG CRED FOR BEG FIRST. (THAT'S THE KD OF RIVALRY WE N GET BEHD.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“EQUY, DIVERSY AND CLN ARE AS FUNDAMENTAL TO OUR ANIZATN AS BUMP-AND-N VERAGE, THE THREE-STEP DROP AND GAP TECHNIQUE,” SAID CHARGERS VP KIMBERLEY LAYTON, G TERMS THAT SENT NNG TO GOOGLE. “WE ULD NOT BE MORE EXCED TO PARTNER WH VENICE PRI AND SUPPORT OUR LGBTQ MUNY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- RAMS, CHARGERS SPONSOR GAY PRI EVENT IN VENICE, IN FIRST FOR NFL
L.A. RAMS BEE FIRST NFL TEAM TO OFFICIALLY SPONSOR A PRI EVENT"INCLN HAS ALWAYS BEEN A VALUED PART OF OUR ANIZATN."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY DAN AVERYJUNE 2, 2017/12:33 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY DAN AVERYJUNE 2, 2017 / 12:33 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"L.A. RAMS BEE FIRST NFL TEAM TO OFFICIALLY SPONSOR A PRI EVENT","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-06-02T16:33:50.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-06-02T16:33:50.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","KEYWORDS":"SPORTS","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE L.A. RAMS HAVE BEE THE FIRST TEAM THE NFL TO OFFICIALLY SPONSOR A PRI {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE TEAM PARTNERED WH VENICE PRI, WHICH PRODUC A MASSIVE ANNUAL STREET PARTY, AND IS SPONSORED LIGHTG UP THE INIC "VENICE" SIGN WH RABOW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“IT OPENS A PLACE FOR OUR MUNY WH THE NFL,” VENICE PRI DIRECTOR GRANT TURCK. “THE ULTIMATE MSAGE IS: CLN WS. IF YOU CHOOSE TO BE CLIVE, THAT’S THE MORE PROSPERO APPROACH, NOT JT FOR THE LGBTQ MUNY BUT FOR EVERYBODY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A RAMS SPOKPERSON SAID THE TEAM IS PROUD TO "STAND ALIGNMENT WH THE LGBT MUNY THAT IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE FABRIC OF LOS ANGEL." IN 2014, THE RAMS DRAFTED MICHAEL SAM, THE FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER NFL HISTORY. (THE TEAM WAS ALSO THE FIRST TO SIGN AN AIN-AMERIN, 1946.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"INCLN HAS ALWAYS BEEN A VALUED PART OF OUR ANIZATN AND WE SEE THIS AS A UNIQUE WAY TO PUBLICLY CELEBRATE THE DIVERSY THAT MAK THIS MUNY SO SPECIAL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE L.A. CHARGERS ARE ALSO SPONSORG THE SIGN LIGHTG, BUT THE RAMS SIGNED ON TO SPONSOR THE LETTER "C " FIRST, EARLY MAY, SO THEY'RE GETTG CRED FOR BEG FIRST. (THAT'S THE KD OF RIVALRY WE N GET BEHD.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“EQUY, DIVERSY AND CLN ARE AS FUNDAMENTAL TO OUR ANIZATN AS BUMP-AND-N VERAGE, THE THREE-STEP DROP AND GAP TECHNIQUE,” SAID CHARGERS VP KIMBERLEY LAYTON, G TERMS THAT SENT NNG TO GOOGLE. “WE ULD NOT BE MORE EXCED TO PARTNER WH VENICE PRI AND SUPPORT OUR LGBTQ MUNY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
The Los Angel Rams and Chargers are sponsorg this weekend's Venice Pri, believed to be the first teams to back a gay pri event. * rams gay pride *
" In 2014, the Rams drafted Michael Sam, the first openly gay player NFL history. Louis, the team was the first the NFL to draft an openly gay player, Michael Sam, 2014, although he end up beg cut before the season teams around the NFL also have been volved some activi supportg the LGBT muny.
The 49ers have publicly exprsed their support for gay marriage, while the New England Patrts are sponsorg Gay Bowl 17, a natnal tournament Boston for LGBT flag football teams, October. As part of the celebratn, the Rams are teamg up wh Wt Hollywood staple, Hamburger Mary’s, for a themed Bgo Night and kickg off a partnership wh the Varsy Gay League (VGL). Rams to Announce Partnership wh Varsy Gay League.
On Saturday, the Rams will announce a partnership wh the Varsy Gay League (VGL), which is one of the origal queer recreatnal sports anizatns Los Angel. Y, I've seen them across Wt Hollywood and Silver Lake, gay bars om Fltle to The Abbey, as well.
RAMS, CHARGERS SPONSOR GAY PRI EVENT IN VENICE, IN FIRST FOR NFL
The gays are embracg the Rams' return jt like everybody else. WeHo has bee the gayt neighborhood the untry, wh gay bars, rtrants and bs lg Santa Moni Blvd. The same team that signed the first post-Deprsn-era black player the NFL -- Kenny Washgton 1946 -- was the same team that drafted the first openly gay player, Michael Sam.
Not every gay Rams fan grew up wh the team. Sure, Bar Mattache -- a gay tablishment floatg somewhere between a neighborhood bar and small club -- has been a draw for many over the last year, and Precct DTLA has been attractg a late-night dance crowd for a while, not to mentn the ocsnal parti at the Mayan or Exchange LA (who's gog to Halloweenie?!