Out NFL Player Carl Nassib Makes Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Final Roster
Nassib made history last year when he came out as gay in a post on his Instagram during Pride month.
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Out NFL Player Carl Nassib Signs Contract With Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Nassib made history as the first active gay player in the NFL.
August 16 2022 10:22 AM
Carl Nassib Takes Leave After Coach Resigns Due to Homophobic Emails
The defensive lineman for the Raiders took a day's leave following the media storm around head coach Jon Gruden's anti-LGBTQ+ and racist messages to colleagues.Â
October 13 2021 4:41 PM
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.Â
October 11 2021 10:41 PM
Univ. of Michigan Band Blares LGBTQ+ Support in Stunning Halftime Show
"This was the week for the LGBTQ+ community to feel seen and to feel valued and respected. And it was a really beautiful thing to see."
September 28 2021 5:33 PM
Carl Nassib Forces Fumble to Win First Game After Coming Out
The Raiders player forced a key turnover in overtime, and put to rest questions about gay athletes in professional sports in the process.
September 14 2021 10:03 AM
NFL's Carl Nassib Says a Weight Has Been Lifted Since Coming Out
"I was definitely surprised by the big reaction. It was incredible. I thought nobody would care."
August 09 2021 10:53 AM
Carl Nassib’s Jersey Is a Top-Seller Since He Came Out
The NFL's first-ever out active player has become the MVP of merch.
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June 24 2021 1:26 PM
Super Bowl LIV's 'Rainbow Wave': 8 LGBTQ-Inclusive Commercials
Get ready for unprecedented LGBTQ representation in ads during football's biggest night.
January 31 2020 7:42 PM
TurboTax Brings the Super Bowl to the Ballroom in Trans-Inclusive Ad
Transgender actresses Isis King and Trace Lysette will show America that "all people are tax people."
January 31 2020 2:19 PM
One Million Moms Petitions to Ban Super Bowl Drag Queen Ad, 19000 Sign
The conservative group claims an ad for Sabra hummus promotes "an agenda of sexual confusion."
January 30 2020 2:00 PM
NFL Player Matt Gay, Harassed for Name, Will Wear Antibullying Cleats
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers player will show LGBTQ solidarity at an upcoming game.
December 06 2019 2:51 PM
Closeted Football Player: 'I’m Not Ashamed, Just Scared'
A new documentary, Alone in the Game, interviews the Division I player, who remains anonymous.
May 21 2018 2:08 PM
Students Rally to Support Classmate Targeted by Westboro
Over 200 came to counter a protest against a gay high school football player in the suburbs of St. Louis.
March 12 2018 2:52 PM
An Effort to Make Football Less Homophobic
The Union of European Football Associations has launched the #EqualGame campaign to highlight the fact that football/soccer is open and accessible to all people.Â
December 19 2017 5:03 PM
The Gay Gridiron Brings Queer Football Fans Together
A semi-regular football viewing party kicked off at a beloved gay bar in L.A.'s Venice neighborhood.
November 15 2017 11:06 AM
26 Football Players Who Came Out of the Closet
Here's a list of gay players who made it to the end zone.
July 19 2017 6:33 AM
Meet NCAA's First Out Football Scholarship Player
My-King Johnson just made gay sports history.
February 26 2017 3:49 PM
Will College Football Make LDS Church Finally Tolerate LGBTs?
A sports controversy at the Mormons' flagship university may make the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints choose between homophobia and millions of dollars.
August 16 2016 5:52 AM
Tim Tebow Visits Friend and Others Wounded in Pulse Shooting
The former NFL quarterback interrupted his Bahamas vacation to see Rodney Sumter, his high school teammate and now a bartender, one of the 53 wounded in the nightclub shooting.
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June 24 2016 1:19 AM