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Former NFL player Ryan O’Callaghan talks Super Bowl, gay NFL players, and what will happen to Bill Belichick

O’Callaghan said that we’re reaching a point in society when younger people don't feel the need to play football only as a cover like he did to hide his sexuality.

Gay former NFL player Carl Nassib joins board of LGBTQ+ youth suicide prevention nonprofit The Trevor Project

The out athlete has supported the organization since coming out publicly.

Op-ed: How the NFL Is Tackling LGBT Issues

The NFL still has no active out players, but a former player says it's not for lack of trying.

Wade Davis Predicts NHL Will Have First Pro to Come Out

The former NFL player came out only after leaving the sport.

Michael Sam Covers Attitude's All American Issue

The former NFL player embodies an 'All American' man in the UK magazine's May issue.

Gus Kenworthy to Be Colton Underwood’s 'Gay Guide' in New Netflix Show

Underwood, a former NFL player and Bachelor star, came out as gay today.

NFL Team Owners Say They're Ready to Recruit Gay Player

Gay former football player Wade Davis held meetings with NFL team owners this week, and many say they're ready to bring a gay player into the fold.

Gay NFL Player on What It Was Like To Come Out

Former NFL player Ryan O'Callaghan was interviewed about coming out in this clip from new documentary Alone in the Game.

Michael Sam Tackling the Opponents of LGBT Rights

The openly gay former NFL player is doing an end run around oppoents of Houston's law protecting all citizens from discrimination. 

Martin Jenkins Is the First LGBTQ+ Nominee to Calif.'s Supreme Court

Justice "Marty," a former NFL player, talks to The Advocate about making history, coming out, and finding love later in life. 

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WATCH: Jon Stewart on 'Unprecedented Penetration' of Gays in Boy Scouts, NFL

With membership in the Boy Scouts, an outspoken ally in the NFL, and domestic violence charges filed by an ex-boyfriend of a former NFL player, The Daily Show's Jon Stewart says "it looks like we made it."

How Ex-NFL Star Ryan O’Callaghan Found the Courage to Come Out

The former football player opens up about being gay in the NFL, why he hid his sexual orientation, and how addiction treatment saved his life.

The 'White' Fight for a New America

In this first installment of his new bimonthly column, Point of Contact, gay former NFL player Wade Davis argues that white people must think differently in a post-Charlottesville world.

42 Sports Figures Back Marriage Equality in Court Brief

The sports figures argue that legalizing marriage equality will give a bigger opportunity for professional athletes to feel comfortable coming out.

'You Can Play' and NFL Team Up With LGBT Youth

You Can Play and the NFL announced a new initiative to create connections between LGBT youth and professional athletes.

Ryan Russell Hopes to Rejoin NFL as an Out Bisexual Man

Russell, who hasn't played in the league since 2017, came out as bi today, and he says being out and being in the NFL shouldn't be mutually exclusive.

Former NFL Star and Bi Icon RK Russell Finds His Groove

Football season is upon us, and Russell's new book talks about coming to terms with his sexuality as a Black bi athlete in the NFL.

LGBT Activists and Allies Join in Opposing Trump's Denunciation of Athletes' Protests

George Takei, Keith Boykin, Martina Navratilova, and the creators of Will & Grace are among them.

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.