Breaking barriers: 13 gay NFL players who made LGBTQ+ history
From Jerry Smith to Carl Nassib, these players paved the way for visibility and acceptance in football.
October 22, 2024
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.’
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Who Is Retiring NFL Player Carl Nassib?
The out football player made strides for representation in professional athletics.
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