JUST IN: The NFL will match Carl Nassib’s $100,000 pledge to the @TrevorProject, the league confirms to ABC News.
— Tony • GMA (@THETonyMorrison) June 22, 2021
FUN FACT: The first openly gay active NFL player, Carl Nassib, is a registered Republican voter.
— Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) June 22, 2021
Raiders’ DE Carl Nassib is the top-selling NFL jersey across the @Fanatics’ network both yesterday and today.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 22, 2021
Effeminate men who couldn't hide who they were and were constantly told they were weak—because our misogynistic culture associates femininity with weakness—those guys made it safe for masculine men to come out.
— Dan Savage (@fakedansavage) June 22, 2021
gays on their way to carl nassib’s instagram pic.twitter.com/fIAjeaZEtl
— David Mack (@davidmackau) June 21, 2021
And not to forget the previous NFL player who came out recently…
I’ll just put this here. pic.twitter.com/LU69d87pLA
— Subtle Clever Username 🍦 (@CleverSubtle) June 21, 2021
Gay men everywhere sliding into Carl Nassib’s DMs like… #loveislove pic.twitter.com/gBalhi6ihA
— Filthy-Mouthed Wife (@MyWitsEndWithU) June 21, 2021
Gays after hearing about Carl Nassib
— J.C. (@jcakez_7) June 22, 2021
coming out: pic.twitter.com/UdsLZ3YeIa
Colton Underwood watching Carl Nassib’s coming out video pic.twitter.com/9iwe09Xs0Y
— Jeff Heimbrock (@jheimbrock) June 22, 2021
Even teams and their fans embroiled in fierce rivalries with the Raiders put down the gridiron guff to give Nassib some affirmations.
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