Carl Nassib’s football team just did something beautiful
Related: Carl Nassib: What you need to know about the first active NFL player to come out as gay“The Raiders are proud to match Carl’s generous donation to support the Trevor Project and the important work this organization is doing to serve the LGBTQ community,” Raiders president Dan Ventrelle said in a statement to Outsports.“Diversity, equality, and inclusion are core values of the Las Vegas Raiders, and we appreciate the effort that both Carl and the Trevor Project have put toward advancing these principles.”The Raiders also posted a video of Carl Nassib reflecting on his coming out.Bringing LGBTQ+ representation and visibility to the NFL and sports.Carl Nassib’s courageous story was shared last year and we are standing with him to match his $100,000 donation to The @TrevorProject.
To learn more visit https://t.co/BitjmwH51Q pic.twitter.com/8FHuOX1uK1— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) March 1, 2022“That was a really exciting day for me,” Nassib said of his coming out posting. “I had wanted to do it for a really long time.
I wanted to be in a place where I felt totally comfortable, totally confident to give a voice to people who really needed it the most.“I was with my friends and family and it definitely was a stressful thing to do, but we were really excited to spread the message of the Trevor Project to bring visibility and representation to the NFL, to sports, and we did it for the youth, for the kids who are struggling the most.
That’s who I’m most passionate about and to be able to say I helped them is absolutely incredible.”Commenting on the Raiders donation, Nassib added that it was “incredible.
