Carl Nassib Becomes The First NFL Player To Come Out As Gay While Actively Playing
West Chester, Pennsylvania. 28-year-old Carl Nassib plays in the NFL as a defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders, and now he’s making history for what he so bravely announced on social media 13 hours ago.
Carl recently came out as gay, and that makes him the first NFL player to come out while actively playing in a season.
While other players have come out as gay, they have only done so after they were done playing in the NFL or while they were not actively playing in a season.
Here’s how Carl came out on Instagram:
Instagram; pictured above is Carl with his grandma
“What’s up, people? I’m Carl Nassib. I’m at my house here in West Chester, Pennsylvania. I just want to take a quick moment and say that I’m gay.”
“I’ve been meaning to do this for a while now, but I finally feel comfortable enough to get this off my chest.”
“I really have the best life; I’ve got the best family, friends, and job a guy could ask for. I’m a pretty private person so I hope you guys know that I’m not really doing this for attention.”
“I just think that representation and visibility are so important.”
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“I actually hope that one day, videos like this and the whole coming out process are just not necessary but until then, I’m going to do my best and do my part to cultivate a culture that’s accepting, that’s compassionate.”
“And I’m going to start by donating $100,000 to The Trevor Project. They’re an incredible organization, they’re the number one suicide prevention service for LGBTQ youth in America, and they’re truly doing incredible things, and I’m very excited to be a part of it, to help in any way that I can, I’m really pumped to see what the future holds.”
Instagram; pictured above is what Carl had to say about the Trevor Project
“That’s all I have for you guys, I hope you have a great day, work hard.”
Here are a few responses left on Carl’s post from the NFL, Carl’s team, and one of his teammates below to him coming out.
“The NFL family is proud of Carl for courageously sharing his truth today,” Roger Goodell, the NFL Commissioner, said about Carl coming out.
“Representation matters. We 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.”
The Trevor Project provides free life-saving services to young LGBTQ people in America under the age of 25.
If you would like to donate to the Trevor Project, you can do that here.
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