“I think there are [gay players] right now, and if they're looking for a window to just come out, I mean, now is the window. My view on it is, yes, I am a Christian, but to each his own. You do what you want to do.” IfsThinkingWantMeanChristianViewsPlayerRight NowGayWindowWhat You Want Author:Robert Griffin III
“The players who have reached out to me and told me about their sexual orientation, it just means a lot.” MeanPlayerGayOrientationNfl Players Author:Michael Sam
“But I will never say anything about who they are, what teams they are on. I'm just saying there's some famous people, and I'm not the only one.” PeoplePlayerTeamGaySay AnythingJust SayingNfl Players Author:Michael Sam
“Was it a risky move? Yes, but at that moment, the reason why I came out is I thought it wasn't going to be a big deal. Maybe I was naive. Maybe I thought it was 2014, and people will understand that there's gay NFL players. There's gay athletes everywhere. But I was clearly wrong. It was a huge deal.” PeopleReasonMomentsBigsMovingDealsPlayerHugeGayAthleteReason WhyNflThat MomentNaiveBig DealNfl Players Author:Michael Sam
“I'm unemployed, and I don't believe I'm out of the NFL because I'm gay, but if it was a reason, it can hurt their livelihood, and you don't want to take that chance.” IfsWantBelieveReasonHurtChancePlayerGayDon't BelieveNflUnemployedLivelihoodNfl Players Author:Michael Sam
“I just want to know if I'm truly not in the NFL, it's because of talent. Let it be because of my talents. But you've got to prove that I can't play this game. If you look at the film, clearly I can. So, I'll leave it at that.” IfsKnowsWantLooksI CanPlayFilmGamesPlayerTalentGayProveNflNfl Players Author:Michael Sam
“I wish you guys would just say, 'Michael Sam, how's the football going? How's training going?' But it is what it is. And I just wish you guys would see me as Michael Sam the football player instead of Michael Sam the gay football player.” GuyWishPlayerFootballGayTrainingWish YouFootball PlayerIt Is What It Is Author:Michael Sam
“Both bisexuality and transgender are fluid notions of identity, while lesbian and gay are fixed identities. Some people believe that means there should be two movements: LG and BT. But then what're ya gonna do about SM players? And intersexed folks who want their own I in the alphabet soup of sex and gender related politics?” PeopleWantShouldBelieveMeanTwoSexPlayerMovementIdentityGayNotionFolksGenderFixedRelatedSoupTransgenderFluidAlphabetBisexualitySmsAlphabet SoupSex And Gender Author:Kate Bornstein
“I think first huge gay following started out with our keyboard player Jesper Anderberg. When he joined the band we were still in high school, and he was two years younger than us. He has a really boyish look, so all the gay guys fell in love with him straight away. We have a couple of cute guys in the band, and we play that kind of music that will go in a club. And I was dating a girl for a while - that might have something to do with it.” ThinkingKindSchoolGuyGirlPlayerCoupleGayHigh SchoolDatingCute Author:Maja Ivarsson