Carl Nassib plays for the Las Vegas Raiders. Foto: ETHAN MILLER / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA
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Carl Nassib is thus the first active NFL player to emerge.
It writes CNN.
In a post on his private Instagram, the Las Vegas Raiders player says that he has been thinking about this for 15 years, and that he hopes that in the future it will not be necessary to publish such “get out of the closet” posts.
After a few hours, the post has over 180,000 likes and several thousand comments.
He further writes that he is very grateful for the support he has received from friends and family members.
– I am also very grateful for the support from the NFL, my coaches and my teammates. I would not have had the opportunity to do this without them.
In large parts of the world, Pride is celebrated this month, and in the United States, the whole of June is considered “pride month”. Large cities such as New York and the US capital DC have long been decorated and covered in the colors of the rainbow.
Nassib further tells how he feels he is standing on the shoulders of some “fighter”. Giants who have shown the way by daring to come forward with their orientation.
– I do not know the whole history of the LGBTQ community, but I look forward to learning and helping to fight for equality and acceptance.
(LGBTQ + stands for lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender people and queer).
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell pays tribute to the announcement.
– The NFL family is proud of Carl for bravely sharing his truth today, he says and adds:
– Representation is important. We share his hope that such statements will hopefully not soon be newsworthy, as we march towards full equality for the LGBTQ + community. We wish Carl good luck in the coming season.
The 28-year-old also added that he wants to donate 100,000 dollars (around 858,000 kroner) to The Trevor Project – an organization that works to prevent and prevent suicide among LGBTQ youth.
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