NFL’s Buffalo Bills come out supporting gay flag football team, but one bigoted former player is not amused
The National Gay Flag Football League plays its annual championship Pride Bowl in Chicago this weekend.
June 22, 2024
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Super Bowl points spotlight on National Gay Flag Football League
The league features fiery competition and an active plan to help the local community, while gaining support from the NFL.
February 10, 2024
Lobbyist Proposes Gay Ban for NFL
In response to the coming-out of NFL hopeful Michael Sam, lobbyist Jack Burkman is proposing legislation to bar gay players from the football league.
February 25, 2014
Harrison Butker’s ‘inaccurate, ill-informed and woefully out of step' sexist speech is fact-checked by GLAAD
LGBTQ+ media advocacy group GLAAD issued a fact-check calling out some of the false and misleading things the ultra-conservative Kansas City Chiefs player said during a graduation ceremony.
May 15, 2024
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell promises to support LGBTQ+ players: 'We will have their back'
"Diversity makes us better and LGBTQ people continue to contribute to the success of the NFL," Commissioner Roger Goodell recently said.
June 24, 2024
NFL rejects Harrison Butker's transphobic, sexist graduation speech remarks
The league's chief diversity officer said Butker's views do not represent the organization.
May 15, 2024
Who Is Retiring NFL Player Carl Nassib?
The out football player made strides for representation in professional athletics.
September 6, 2023
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker goes on transphobic, sexist rant during graduation speech
The kicker spoke at Benedictine College and told women to stay in their place while calling LGBTQ+ people ‘deadly sins.’
May 15, 2024
Football Is 'Gay,' 'Queer,' NFL Says in Video for Pride Month
The support for LGBTQ+ people in football comes a week after NFL player Carl Nassib came out as gay.
June 30, 2021
NFL Cracks Down Against On-Field Slurs
As the NFL readies for its first season with an openly gay player on the field, the league has decided it's time to squash the use of offensive language.
August 13, 2014
WATCH: What Would Happen if a Quarterback Came Out?
USA Network's Necessary Roughness deals with a football player struggling to be true to himself and his teammates.
February 13, 2013
NFL Will Go Further to Protect Gay Players and Prospects
After a meeting with New York's attorney general, NFL officials offer up new measures to protect players, recruits, and prospects from antigay discrimination.
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April 24, 2013
Out Scottish Soccer Player Zander Murray Announces Retirement
Murray was the first top-tier player in the country to come out.
December 27, 2023
Proposal to Ban Gay NFL Players Sent to Congress
Lobbyist Jack Burkman's proposed bill to bar openly gay players from the NFL is ready for Congress.
February 28, 2014
Michael Sam Will Play for Canada's Montreal Alouettes
The 25-year-old defensive end will suit up for a two-year contract with the Montreal Alouettes starting next month.
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May 22, 2015
David Denson, Minor Leaguer in Brewers' System, Comes Out
This makes him the first openly gay player on a team affiliated with Major League Baseball.
August 16, 2015
Gay ex-Giant alleges Bowl discrimination
Former New York Giants lineman Roy Simmons and celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred want an investigation into whether Simmons was denied access to the Super Bowl media center because he is gay and HIV-positive.
February 10, 2006
NFL Coach Jon Gruden Resigns After Anti-LGBTQ+ Emails Surface
The Raiders happen to be the team of Carl Nassib, the first active NFL player to come out as gay.
October 11, 2021