New York Giant Show Love for LGBT Athletes

The dude-centric world of sports still might have a long way to go in accepting LGBT athletes but there has certainly been progress this year. Like this new campaign from the New York Giants. In partnership with the You Can Play Project-an organization which protects the rights of LGBT athletes and sports professionals, the video features six Giants players including Victor Cruz and Prince Amukamara. Per the New York Daily News:

“You Can Play is proud to receive the Giants’ tremendous show of support,” said Wade Davis, the organization’s executive director and a former NFL player. “The entire Giants organization has committed to inclusion for all, including LGBT athletes and fans. The vocal support of alumni like Harry Carson, the Giants’ front office staff, and current players sends a giant message to all sports fans, especially young fans everywhere. We are thrilled that the Giants are leading the charge in the NFL for LGBT inclusion.”

Way to Giants! Here’s hoping other teams follow your lead.

Monday Meme: Love

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Happy birthday, Hillary! The presidential hopeful turns 68 today. And we’re honoring this auspicious occasion with a Monday Meme. Clinton turned a corner on gay marriage and is now one of the LGBT’s biggest allies in politics.

Got a birthday, anniversary or milestone of your own you’re celebrating? Pick up one of our gorgeous cards!

Randy Rainbow’s Halloween Run-in with Kim Davis 


Randy Rainbow offers another great parody of close encounters of the funny kind with celebrities. This time he trick-or-treating at Kim Davis’ house.

 

Olympian Gus Kenworthy Comes Out

Olympic freeskier and X Games star Gus Kenworthy became the first openly gay action sports athlete when he came out of the closet in a new interview with ESPN magazine this week. 9077656_G

With a slew of athletes from a variety of sports coming out over the last year or two, Kenworthy is the first of his field to come out as openly gay. In addition to winning 3 AFP World Championship titles, Kenworthy won the silver medal at the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Given the culture of his sport, Kenworthy says the decision to come out was not an easy one. Per ESPN:

“They say it’s a community of individuals and everyone is doing their own thing and it’s not a team sport, so you get to be yourself,” Kenworthy says. “But you don’t, really.” Unlike team sports, athletes never leave the locker room. 
They turn pro as children and become immediately indoctrinated by the culture. “Between the contests and the shoots, everyone’s always skiing and training together,” Kenworthy says. “But it is the same, it’s totally like that: Be creative, be yourself, be all this stuff, but also literally just be everybody else.”

Kenworthy, despite professionally being in the closet, says he knew he was gay from about age 5. Now he’s determined to serve as a role model for other gay athletes and continue his stellar career. “I want to be the guy who comes out, wins s— and is like, I’m taking names,” he says.

 

Meet Canada’s New LGBT Friendly Prime Minister

On Tuesday, pro-LGBT candidate Justin Trudeau became the New Prime Minister of Canada! Trudeau of the Liberal Party beat out the incumbent Conservative Party member Stephen Harper as well as Tom Mulcair of the New Democratic Party.

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Trudeau is Canada’s second youngest prime minister. He’s famous for his progressive politics, being a feminist and a tireless advocate for gay rights. Per The Advocate, Trudeau had this to say about last summer’s monumental Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage:

We’re celebrating 10 years of taking the decision the Supreme Court in the U.S. just took,” Trudeau said during an interview with Canada’s Global News at Toronto Pride this year, shortly after the U.S. marriage equality decision. “It’s a great day for freedom. It’s wonderful to see political leaders, celebrating this.”

Justin Trudeau is the son of late Pierre Trudeau who served as prime minister from 1968 to 1984.