Posted on 06/22/2024 6:26:49 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
In recent years, the NFL has made a concerted effort to show its unwavering support of the LGBTQ community. And don't expect that to stop anytime soon.
It started in April 2017 when the NFL hosted an LGBTQ Pride discussion panel at its New York City headquarters. That event marked the official launch of the league's LGBTQ employee affinity group, NFL Pride. About 150 people — including commissioner Roger Goodell — sat and listened as openly gay former professional athletes discussed steps the league could take to be more inclusive for the gay community.
In an exclusive interview with Outsports in honor of this year's Pride Month, Goodell explained why the cause is so special to him.
"One of the most important jobs I have as commissioner is to listen," Goodell said. "That day, we were forming our Pride employee resource group, so I wanted to show my support for our staff and engage with panelists like NFL Legend Ryan O’Callaghan."
Since that panel discussion, the NFL has boosted its outreach efforts every year. In addition to encouraging its teams to participate in Pride Month initiatives each June, the league partnered with GLAAD to host a "Night of Pride" at this year's Super Bowl in Las Vegas. Goodell & Co. also hold an annual Pride Flag Football Clinic at the Super Bowl Experience, and multiple teams have announced partnerships with the National Gay Flag Football League (NGFFL).
"Our Super Bowl Night of Pride events with GLAAD have been powerful," Goodell said. "Creating a space for the LGBTQ community and allies during our biggest week sends a message that we value inclusion and opportunity for all."
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Goodell is a maggot.
The left have bastardized the term “forced adoption of immorality” and turned it into the word “diversity”
The left are masters at bastardizing terms and words and forcing society to accept them
Affirmative Action is our strength!
hey roger
where the white people at?
Because homesexuals and the lgbtq crowd is all about domination- forcing society to accept their immoral lifestyles as normal, and have been able to raise such a stink if anyone o jests that most feckless companies capitulate rather than. Risk the ire of the perpetual,y outraged lgbtq society.
Makes me wonder which way he swings behind closed doors.
True that.
Bizarre how there are so many of them all of a sudden (relatively) and they all seem to make their strategic moves against us as if they are coordinated.
If I didn’t know any better and looked at this from 50k feet I might start thinking these folks are all pawns on a large playing field and someone/thing is maneuvering these pieces around.
Now since I’m not a conspiracy theorist, I know that is completely ridiculous.
So why am I looking around and feeling a little surrounded?
I quit watching the NFL 40 years ago as I found other activities more enjoyable.
Maybe Goodell’s antics will lead other NFL watchers to spend their time on other activities.
is he going to push for Nazi’s also? I mean if diversity makes us better, why not? And if not, then you are not really diversifying, you are “selecting” like-minded leftists, which is the opposite of diversity.
Agree wholeheartedly.
Jerry Jones tried to warn the owners, but they wouldn’t listen. This fruit didn’t fall far from the tree.
I remember back in the 1970s Freddie Prinz doing stand up comedy about gays playing NFL football. One joke had something to do with tight ends.
Haven’t watched more than a few minutes of NFL since they took a knee. I begin to heave and wretch and so turn the channel before I pass out.
No. It does not.
I wonder if the NFL would promote Christianity using the reasoning that “diversity makes us better?”
Same here.
I believe his wife(if they are still married) used to work at FOX News.
We are led by unmoored fools who are not even motivated by profit.
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