New List Exposes 12 NFL Teams For Refusing To Post Message Supporting Pride Month On Social Media
LGBTQ Pride Month is here, and NFL fans are showing love to people who usually get hate from others.
This June marks the 55th anniversary of the first LGBTQ+ Pride march held in the United States. This is held each June, an observation of queer culture through celebration and protest.
Around the country, countless communities host Pride marches, demonstrations, and parties to honor queer joy.
Like every year, NFL teams are joining in on the festivities…but not all of them
As of this writing, at least 12 NFL teams have NOT posted LGBTQ pride month messages.
- Jets
- Ravens
- Bengals
- Browns
- Steelers
- Colts
- Titans
- Chiefs
- Raiders
- Cowboys
- Seahawks
- Saints
New Orleans Saints Player Held LGBTQ-Friendly Youth Football Camp
Khalen Saunders, a 28-year-old defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints, is hosting the youth football camp.
He shared the news on NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football” last month, stating that the NFL can be a very “heterosexual dominant” league, but he wants to make sure that everyone feels welcomed.
The NFL player, whose brother Kameron Saunders is a backup dancer for Taylor Swift, wants to be an ally to the gay community.
“Being an ally is more than just saying I support, but it’s also showing up,” Saunders said.
“Being in the NFL is very male-dominant and heterosexual dominant, and it feels as though there’s not really a space for the LGBTQ community.”
Saunders, who played college football at Western Illinois, has been in the league since 2019. He was a third-round pick for the Kansas City Chiefs, and he played for them for four seasons and walked away with two Super Bowls.
“These are people who feel like they have to be hidden, although they might love the sport, they might love the NFL, they might love football in general as a sport, but they kind of shy away from it just because of orientations, or all these other kind of outside things,” Saunders said of his LGBTQ camp.
“That’s my goal to continue to spread positive energy around that because football is for everybody,” Saunders said. “Football is for all.”
The camp will kick off this summer on July 5.
