Buffalo Bills Sponsorship of Gay League Sparks Conservative Backlash
newsweek.comat times even leading to boycotts of these companies.The Bills' announcement sparked a wave of backlash from high-profile conservative commentators and media outlets."When you thought you could escape the Pride month propaganda by watching football, apparently not.
The Buffalo Bill sis the latest NFL franchise supporting a new national gay flag football league. What?" said Rob Schmitt, a host on the conservative network Newsmax.Journalist Carmine Sabia wrote in a post to X (formerly Twitter), "This is what the end of the United States looks like.""The Buffalo Bills have just announced they're helping to launch the National Gay Football League.
Yeah, this is real. I thought it was a freaking parody too," posted journalist Nick Sortor."Soooo...does this mean straight guys are allowed to play in the NGFL?
Kinda like how gay guys are allowed to play in the NFL...and have been for YEARS," wrote conservative commentator Sage Steele.Jim Buzinski, who co-founded the league's national body, responded to Steele that "anyone is welcome in any league and there is no 'test' to prove your orientation."Many others also praised the announcement as a step toward inclusion."The replies to this announcement are good examples of why something like this is important.
