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Raiders gay pride logo printable2/7/2024 ![]() sports leagues - the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL. So we have yet to see an openly queer person actually play a full season in any of the four major U.S. But it’s been slow progress compared to other cultural touchstones like Hollywood’s film industry or music or even the staid world of politics. There has been a trickle of major league players who’ve come out of the closet after retiring from their respective games in the last decade, with 28 in the NFL alone. But thinking back on all the times where our hopes have been raised only to be disappointed, I hope Nassib’s story is different - and that we aren’t placing too much on his broad shoulders in the process. It forces a conversation about queer inclusion and acceptance in a part of the American pop culture space that continuously struggles to have one. At a time when we’re seeing LGBTQ people both in and out of the public eye coming out at historic rates, Nassib’s decision is the most seismic so far this year.
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