{"id":575839,"date":"2021-06-28T17:50:54","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T21:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=575839"},"modified":"2021-06-28T17:50:58","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T21:50:58","slug":"watch-football-is-gay-nfl-releases-pro-lgbt-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-football-is-gay-nfl-releases-pro-lgbt-ad\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: \u2018Football Is Gay\u2019: NFL Releases Pro-LGBT Ad"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-football-is-gay-nfl-releases-pro-lgbt-ad%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=575839&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-28-at-5.45.23-PM-1200x800-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>The National Football League (NFL) released an ad Monday affirming homosexuality and transgender behavior, claiming\u00a0football is gay, lesbian, queer, transgender, beautiful, and some other things.<\/p>\n<p id=\"Qv5v3j\">\u201cThe NFL told Outsports that its intention with the \u2018Football is for everyone\u2019 video is to send a strong message of acceptance from the league to fans and players. The video is a direct response to the coming out of Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib, Outsports was told by league spokesperson Samantha Roth,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2021\/6\/27\/22553464\/nfl-football-gay-lesbian-queer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Outsports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1Lglew\">\u201cI am proud of the clear message this spot sends to the NFL\u2019s LGBTQ+ fans: This game is unquestionably for you,\u201d NFL diversity director Sam Rapoport told the outlet. \u201cI will be playing its first line over and over in my head all season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the new film \u2018Football is for Everyone\u2019 from the NFL in partnership with The Trevor Project and creative agency 72andSunny Los Angeles, the league redefines the game to be inclusive of all different types of fans, coaches and players. The film also features The Trevor Project to highlight life-saving resources for LGTBQ+ youth,\u201d the NFL said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis spot is about celebrating Pride, and the importance of inclusion. It\u2019s imperative that we use our voice and leverage the NFL platform to drive positive change, which includes supporting what our players care about and what they stand for,\u201d said NFL chief marketing officer Tim Ellis.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NFL says &#039;Football is gay. Football is queer. Football is accepting.&#039;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fzBWMUW1juY?start=21&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>The video comes a week after Las Vegas Raiders defensive end came out as gay in an Instagram post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s up, people? I\u2019m at my house in West Chester, Pennsylvania. I just want to take a quick moment to say that I\u2019m gay,\u201d Nassib said in the video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been meaning to do this for a while now, but I finally feel comfortable enough to get it off my chest,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really have the best life. I\u2019ve got the best family, friends, and job a guy could ask for,\u201d Nassib continued. \u201cI\u2019m a pretty private person, so I hope you guys know that I\u2019m really not doing this for attention. I just think that representation and visibility are so important.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI actually hope that one day videos like this and the whole coming out process are just not necessary,\u201d Nassib said. \u201cBut until then I\u2019m going to do my best and do my part to cultivate a culture that\u2019s accepting, that\u2019s compassionate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Nassib also said he would donate $100,000 to the <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">Trevor Project, which a suicide prevention service for<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u00a0LGBT youth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In response to Nassib, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell released a statement expressing his support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NFL family is proud of Carl for courageously sharing his truth today. Representation matters,\u201d Goodell said. \u201cWe share his hope that someday soon statements like his will no longer be newsworthy as we march toward full equality for the LGBTQ+ community. We wish Carl the best of luck this coming season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After Nassib\u2019s announcement, his jersey became the top-selling NFL jersey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/carl-nassib-has-top-selling-nfl-jersey-after-coming-out-as-gay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carl Nassib Has Top-Selling NFL Jersey After Coming Out As Gay<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Football League (NFL) released an ad Monday affirming homosexuality and transgender behavior, claiming\u00a0football is gay, lesbian, queer, transgender, beautiful, and some other things.\u201cThe NFL told Outsports that its &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2281571,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-28-at-5.45.23-PM-1200x800-1.png","fifu_image_alt":"WATCH: \u2018Football Is Gay\u2019: NFL Releases Pro-LGBT Ad","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-575839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-28-at-5.45.23-PM-1200x800-1.png","fifu_image_alt":"WATCH: \u2018Football Is Gay\u2019: NFL Releases Pro-LGBT Ad","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=575839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575839\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2281571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=575839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=575839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=575839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}