Esera Tuaolo, above The super-straight Super Bowl is more queer than you think MIKEY ROX | Contributing Writermikeyroxprs@gmail.com The NFL, like most professional sports leagues in America, is notorious for its lack of LGBTQ representation and infamous for its rampant internal homophobia — which the NFL itself denies but that gay former players have confirmed exists.
We all know it anyway, no matter what the NFL says. But acceptance of homosexual and bisexual sports stars — even in hyper-masculine football — is becoming more commonplace, and if you need proof, just look at the Super Bowl.
Queer people have been scoring big for visibility at the big game for the past few years, a trend that we hope continues at Super Bowl LVI on Sunday, Feb.
13, and well into the future. In the meantime, here are a few proverbial touchdowns for the queer community in NFL world championship history and beyond. ………………. Super Bowl LVI NFC Champions Los Angeles Rams vs.