True Courage in the NFL: An Open Letter to the President, the Commissioner and the Rainbow Choir

By: American Decency Staff

This past Monday, sports radio erupted with the news that the NFL was about to have its first openly gay player.  Michael Sam, former defensive stand out for the Missouri Tigers had just come out of “the locker room” with the revelation that he is “gay,” and sports radio was anything but “sports” on Monday.  Across the dial hosts fell over one another to say how “great,” and “courageous” this was and how “outrageous” and “bigoted” it would be to not don the rainbow glasses and genuflect in a glitter shower of approval.

From local host to syndicated show nearly every voice used the same terms, made the same points and came to the same conclusions.  Michael Sam’s coming out was a great moment in American history and only a few barefoot and bucktooth Bible thumpers would not be riding the rainbow band-wagon.

Read more at http://barbwire.com/2014/02/19/true-courage-nfl-open-letter-president-commissioner-rainbow-choir/#savHBamZ8B50IvKE.99

---