Though this historic milestone occured during Biden term, most of credit would go to Obama-Trump for preparing the ground work that made this possible. Knowing low energ Biden,he probably won't even celeberate or tweet about this.
This news involving a high contact sport could also spark conversation on mingling among people of different lifestyles/genders currently not widely allowed in some other sports.
Raiders’ Carl Nassib Announces He’s Gay, an N.F.L. First
The Raiders defensive lineman came out in a statement posted to his Instagram account on Monday, becoming the first active player in the league to publicly identify as gay.
Carl Nassib Becomes First Openly Gay Active N.F.L. Player
The Raiders defensive lineman came out in a video posted on social media and said he would donate $100,000 to the Trevor Project, a nonprofit dedicated to suicide prevention efforts for L.G.B.T.Q. youth.
By Ken Belson
June 21, 2021
On Monday, Raiders defensive lineman Carl Nassib became the first active N.F.L. player to publicly declare that he is gay.
“I just want to take a quick moment to say that I’m gay,” Nassib said in a video posted to his Instagram account. “Sadly, I have agonized over this moment for the last 15 years,” he wrote in the same post.
Nassib, a five-year N.F.L. veteran who previously played with the Cleveland Browns and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, said he was finally “comfortable getting it off my chest.”
Nassib, 28, thanked his coaches, teammates and the N.F.L. for their support.
“I would not be able to do this without them,” he wrote in his Instagram post.
nytimes.com/2021/06/21/sports/football/carl-nassib-gay-nfl.html
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