Brendon Ayanbadejo, Ravens Linebacker, Speaks In Favor Of Gay Marriage (VIDEO)

With the Maryland House of Delegates set to vote on Friday whether to allow same-sex couples to marry, a Baltimore Ravens linebacker decided to weigh in on the subject.

Brendon Ayanbadejo, who has written about his support for gay marriage before, teammed up with Equality Maryland and posted a video voicing his opinion on love and marriage.

"This should not be a subjective issue. Gay and lesbian couples want to marry for similar reasons as we all do: love and commitment," Ayanbadejo said. "It's time to allow them the opportunity to build a family through marriage. It's a matter of fairness. This is why I'm asking Marylanders to join me in supporting marriage equality for same-sex couples."

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Comments

[kkdkdkdkdk]

04:48 PM on 03/17/2011

Asinine!!! Go marry another man and live happily ever after.

[thetheRedundant]

11:52 PM on 03/10/2011

He's stepping out into uncharted territory as an pro athlete, good for him. Too bad the national media wont pay attention to this story unless he's a star player.

[AusterityForWhom]

03:33 PM on 03/10/2011

I tried to avoid clicking on this story because I assumed the guy made some banal homophobic remarks.

I'm happy I was wrong. Good on him!

[tweeksmom]

03:33 PM on 03/10/2011

He is too adorable for his own good....

[Jacob Black]

03:27 PM on 03/10/2011

I wish the Bears would have kept him.

[caroppi22]

03:22 PM on 03/10/2011

Great job, Brendon!
I thank you with all my heart!

[obama20082012]

03:20 PM on 03/10/2011

Dang, now I am a Ravens and a Packers fan.........go unions, and go gays! ♥

[Vince Urban]

03:19 PM on 03/10/2011

by far the best line: "churches can always have their beliefs, but government is supposed to treat everyone the same."

[caroppi22]

03:24 PM on 03/10/2011

I couldn't agree more!

[fozzi58]

04:05 PM on 03/10/2011

Seconded.

But.....J E T S!!!

[truth be told again]

01:09 PM on 03/13/2011

Thirded.

[TechYes]

03:13 PM on 03/10/2011

Kudos to Brendon Ayanbadejo! Well done, sir! I hope Maryland joins the home of the brave and back this marriage equality legislation. Ayanbedejo is correct: government MUST treat all citizens equally.

[Kaydie Nielsen]

03:06 PM on 03/10/2011

Wow- I'm impressed and heartened

[flippinout]

03:03 PM on 03/10/2011

Right here is the definition of a REAL man.

[Chris Bryer]

02:59 PM on 03/10/2011

I am 100% conservative. I am also 100% in favor of all gay rights which includes marriage and everything other right everyone else enjoys here in America.

[pammiethekid]

04:47 PM on 03/10/2011

You ARE 100 percent conservative, as yours is a truly conservative stance. Too bad your position is so old-school it's practically taboo in the current Republican party! :)

[FR]

02:58 PM on 03/10/2011

Good brave statement, bravo sir.

[TazMiami]

02:57 PM on 03/10/2011

Went to UCLA. Good kid. Don't agree that he is somehow courageous for speaking up. He has an opinion, is willing to voice it, take it or leave it.

[Chris Bryer]

03:30 PM on 03/10/2011

I disagree because the prevailing attitude in a pro locker room is opposite of him and I can almost guarantee he will get pushback, if not from his own teammates then other players around the league.

[TazMiami]

03:53 PM on 03/10/2011

Have you been in a pro locker room? How do you know what the prevailing attitude is? From the movies? I have and it's not all that you may think it is. A lot of the guys are better educated and more articulate than the posters here on HP. Just because they don't talk openly about something - doesn't mean they are against it. They are doing their job. Do you stand around your place of work and yap about this stuff?

[Brybenj]

02:54 PM on 03/10/2011

Yeah son! Bmore pride! Hopefully Annapolis will pass this gay marriage act today. I don't know if you all have been following this but the National Organization for Marriage (a national conservative group) has pledged a million dollars to in an effort to derail this legislation. It just shows that conservatives groups only favor state's rights when it follows their ideology.