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- GRYPHONSMISSNTHE PHILALPHIA GRYPHONS RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB (RFC) IS A SPORTS ANIZATN DITED TO ENURAGG PARTICIPATN, BUILDG ATHLETICISM, AND IMPROVG OUR MUNY THROUGH THE SPORT OF RUGBY. WE WORK TO FOSTER A DIVERSE AND CLIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT WEL ALL ATHLET, REGARDLS OF AGE, RACE, FNS LEVEL, SEXUAL ORIENTATN OR GENR INTY. WE ARE A MEMBER OF THE EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA RUGBY UNN AND INTERNATNAL GAY RUGBY PETG DIVISN IV PLAY.BEYOND OUR RUGBY MISSN, A KEY TE OF OUR TEAM CULTURE IS TO ENGAGE WH OUR MUNY THROUGH SERVICE. THE GRYPHONS ARE ACTIVE SUPPORTERS OF LOL ANIZATNS AND CHARI THAT BENEF THE LGBTQ+ MUNY, TEND TO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND PUBLIC SPAC, AND SUPPORT TN IATIV.FOUNDING CREST
- HEARD OF THE STEELERS? NO, NOT THEM, THE GAY GBY TEAM OM LONDON
GRYPHONSMISSNTHE PHILALPHIA GRYPHONS RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB (RFC) IS A SPORTS ANIZATN DITED TO ENURAGG PARTICIPATN, BUILDG ATHLETICISM, AND IMPROVG OUR MUNY THROUGH THE SPORT OF RUGBY. WE WORK TO FOSTER A DIVERSE AND CLIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT WEL ALL ATHLET, REGARDLS OF AGE, RACE, FNS LEVEL, SEXUAL ORIENTATN OR GENR INTY. WE ARE A MEMBER OF THE EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA RUGBY UNN AND INTERNATNAL GAY RUGBY PETG DIVISN IV PLAY.BEYOND OUR RUGBY MISSN, A KEY TE OF OUR TEAM CULTURE IS TO ENGAGE WH OUR MUNY THROUGH SERVICE. THE GRYPHONS ARE ACTIVE SUPPORTERS OF LOL ANIZATNS AND CHARI THAT BENEF THE LGBTQ+ MUNY, TEND TO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND PUBLIC SPAC, AND SUPPORT TN IATIV.FOUNDING CREST
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We are a member of the Eastern Pennsylvania Rugby Unn and Internatnal Gay Rugby petg Divisn IV play. For the Philalphia Gryphons, Philly’s chapter of the Internatnal Gay Rugby Associatn, normalcy will beg this year. “Gog to the 2020 season we were preparg for the Bgham Cup, which is an ternatnal gay gby tournament held every two years, and was to be held Augt of 2020 Ottawa and were not surprised, but disappoted, that was postponed for the next two-year cycle 2022.
The Gryphons hope to participate small iendly match wh other Internatnal Gay Rugby teams om nearby Baltimore and D. The ial rponse om Philalphia was strong and led to the tablishment of Philalphia Gay (PG) Rugby 2003; The first men’s gby club the Philalphia area to ve members om tradnally unr-reprented groups, particularly gay men and men of lor to engage one of the world's most popular team sports.
This trip was edifyg for our nascent team: not only did we learn a lot as spectators, but helped bond our founrs as a team and troduced to the Internatnal Gay Rugby Associatn and Board (IGRAB) Rugby muny, which has sce rebrand as Internatnal Gay Rugby (IGR). Perkz/@rlnassib/@rkrelentls)When Kansas State offensive tackle and NFL hopeful Stt Frantz me out to the natn as gay, he shared that his teammat (to whom he'd e out earlier) had warmly received the news, a sign the most alpha of locker rooms may fally be ready for equaly.
HEARD OF THE STEELERS? NO, NOT THEM, THE GAY GBY TEAM OM LONDON
Here's a list of players llege and pro ball who have proved you n be gay or bi and still n the gntlet. Roy "Sugar Bear" Simmons, an offensive leman for the New York Giants and Washgton Redsks, beme the send NFL player ever to publicly reveal he was gay.
So Coach Vce Lombardi knew McDonald was gay when he took over learship of the team 1969, but ma clear there would be no discrimatn his locker room, those close to the legend say. Cornerback Wa Davis, who played preason wh the Tennsee Tans, Seattle Seahawks and Washgton Redsks and spent two seasons wh NFL Europe teams Berl Thunr and Barcelona Dragons, me out as gay 2012, nearly a after his retirement. He would later nfirm his sexualy on CNN and s down wh ESPN to discs the challeng of growg up gay Jamai and playg football while closeted.
He later cled to sign wh the Tennsee Tans and Dallas Cowboys before g out as gay at 24, he told Philalphia Magaze revealed to the magaze that he'd dated a male cheerlear at Purdue who had threatened to out him then. He would later move to San Francis and jo the Fog, a gay gby team, and pen a g-out blog post 2015. Wyatt Pertet, a special teams player and receiver for Capal Universy, will be a sophomore this season.