That time Travis Kelce said he’d totally support a gay teammate… way back in 2017
told Outsports. “I’m comfortable with who I am and I expect everyone to be comfortable with who they are. I respect people for their views and opinions.”Subscribe to our daily newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.While that may not be an inspiring or magnetic statement, it doesn’t need to be.
Kelce is saying he would respect an out gay teammate, just like he respects everybody else in the locker room.It’s as simple as that.Kelce stoked the ire of homophobes last summer, when he starred in a commercial for Bud Light in the aftermath of the beer company’s partnership with Dylan Mulvaney.
Then, the two-time Super Bowl champ further angered the MAGA crowd when he starred in a vaccine commercial for Pfizer. Now, he’s dating Taylor Swift, and going to his fourth Super Bowl in five years.
The two-time Super Bowl champion is partnering with the polarizing beer company. For whatever reason, Kelce’s relationship with Swift enrages right-wing reactionaries, who insist she’s a CIA plant, or something.
