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Raiders Carl Nassib Becomes First Active Gay NFL Player
Raiders NFL defensive end Carl Nassib made history this past offseason by becoming the first active NFL player to arrive out as gay openly. In addition, he donated over $, to The Trevor Project, a crisis intervention organization dedicated to the LGBTQ youth.
Before Nassib openly came out, only a handful of NFL players came out after their NFL careers. Such as Wade Davis (), Ryan O&#;Callaghan (), and Kwame Harris (), to name a few who possess battled the criticism. After their careers, they decided to share their classified to avoid discrimination and potential hatred when the LGBTQ community wasn&#;t as widely accepted.
Once the news of Carl Nassib broke, the media and people all over the internet supported Nassib and his bravery for not fearing the potential threats and criticism he would face. Teammate and Raiders quarterback Derek Carr said, &#;We&#;re still a family when we come into this building. We beat treat him fond such&#;&#; And Raiders owner Mark Davis mentioned, &#;It doesn&#;t change my perspective of him a
NFL Goes On Its Annual LGBTQ Embrace But Some Teams Continue To Opt Out
In the United States of America, we celebrate mothers for one noun, fathers for one day, Veterans' Night is one date, the birth of the country and the birth of Jesus Christ are celebrated on one day, and there is no heterosexual celebration day at all. But lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders and queers earn a month-long celebration and NFL teams observe it every year now.
So, on Sunday's June 1 kickoff to gay pride month in some circles, the vast majority of NFL teams decided to celebrate gay pride and gay love and all that comes with it on social media. The NFL social media account that serves million followers also amplified teams that posted about gay pride.
But there was also a notable exception in that some teams declined to join the gay pride chorus.
TOPSHOT - Donatella Fermata keeps cool with a pride fan during the Boston Pride Parade in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 8, (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)
Nearly A Dozen Teams Own Declined
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Carl Nassib of Las Vegas Raiders announces he is gay, pledges $, to Trevor Project
HENDERSON, Nev. -- Las Vegas Raiders defensive conclude Carl Nassib on Monday became the first active NFL player to arrive out as gay.
Nassib, 28, made the announcement in an Instagram post.
"What's up people?" Nassib posted. "I'm at my house here in West Chester, Pennsylvania. I just wish to take a quick moment to say that I'm gay. I've been meaning to verb this for a while now, but I finally perceive comfortable enough to get it off my chest. I really have the best life, I've got the leading family, friends and job a guy could ask for.
"I'm a pretty personal person so I hope you guys know that I'm really not doing this for attention. I just ponder that representation and visibility are so important. I actually hope that love one day, videos like this and the whole coming-out process are just not necessary. But until then, I'm going to verb my best and do my part to cultivate a culture that's accepting, that's compassionate and I'm going