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Chris Kluwe

LGBT Community Must Accept a New Reality: The NFL Doesn't Hate Us

Cyd Zeigler | Posted 05.16.2013 | Gay Voices
Cyd Zeigler

There's a lesson here the LGBT community has got to learn. If we're to truly gain equality and understanding in sports, it's time to accept a new reality in sports: The NFL doesn't care if an athlete is gay.

Amanda Terkel

Punter And LGBT Advocate Chris Kluwe Signs With Team

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.16.2013 | Sports

WASHINGTON -- NFL punter Chris Kluwe, who's become known for his outspoken advocacy on behalf of gay rights, says he has been signed by the Oakland Ra...

Chris Kluwe And Brendon Ayanbadejo Were Not Cut For LGBT Activism

Cyd Zeigler | Posted 05.13.2013 | Gay Voices
Cyd Zeigler

If these are just football matters, why are we seeing all the headlines about these men being cut for supporting gays and lesbians? It's simple: Because people still want to believe that the NFL hates gay people.

Michelangelo Signorile

Chris Kluwe Vows To Keep Speaking Out On Gay Rights Despite Being Cut From Team

HuffingtonPost.com | Michelangelo Signorile | Posted 05.10.2013 | Gay Voices

On the eve of Minnesota possibly becoming the 12th state to offer marriage equality, former Minnesota Vikings punter and outspoken marriage equality s...

Does Kluwe's Firing Bode Ill for Gay NFL Players?

John Becker | Posted 05.08.2013 | Gay Voices
John Becker

Think about it: if coming out as an ally and publicly supporting equality is considered a "distraction," how will an NFL team react to the avalanche of media attention, accolades, hate mail, death threats, etc. when an active player actually comes out as gay?

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 05.07.2013 | New York
Len Berman

The Boston Herald reports that Tom Brady was so happy at the Kentucky Derby because he won around $25,000 on Orb.

Redskins' Adam Carriker: Gay Teammate Not A 'Big Deal'

The Huffington Post | Will Wrigley | Posted 04.02.2013 | DC

If you're a Washington Redskins player and you're gay, that wouldn't be a problem, at least according to Washington Redskins defensive end Adam Carrik...

Chris Kluwe Slams Athletes Worried About Gay Teammates: 'Grow The F**k Up'

Posted 04.29.2013 | Gay Voices

Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe has a few choice words for professional athletes who are concerned about the possibility of sharing a locker room...

Sports Marketing and the Struggle for Gay Rights: Made for Each Other!

Tom Semioli | Posted 03.28.2013 | Sports
Tom Semioli

Sport is meant to be our national forum for tolerance and equality. Treating gay people differently implies that being gay is abnormal! Does anyone still believe that the Earth is flat? Or that the Mets have a shot at the playoffs in 2013?

Amanda Terkel

Ravens Linebacker Calls For End To Homophobia In Pro Sports

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 02.06.2013 | Gay Voices

WASHINGTON -- Fresh off his Super Bowl victory, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo is continuing his push for gay rights, calling for an e...

Vikings Punter Defends Gay Marriage On Colbert Report

Posted 01.09.2013 | Sports

Minnesota Vikings punter and outspoken gay rights advocate Chris Kluwe visited the Colbert Report on Tuesday to talk about punting, gay marriage, gun ...

Breakthrough Year

Richard J. Rosendall | Posted 02.26.2013 | Gay Voices
Richard J. Rosendall

We are small and the world is great. But by keeping faith with our love, with our compatriots in the struggle and with fundamental principles of equality, freedom and justice, we have changed many hearts and proven that, in the words of the late Frank Kameny, "The tide of history is with us."

Sports World Shaken By Connecticut School Shooting

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 02.13.2013 | Sports

Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant wrote "Newtown CT" on both of his shoes. Cleveland Cavaliers coach Byron Scott struggled with his composure as he t...

'Idiot Kicker' Chris Kluwe Slammed For 'Using Bullying Tactics' To Promote Gay Rights

Posted 11.27.2012 | Gay Voices

Chris Kluwe's outspoken pro-marriage equality stance has won him accolades from a number of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights advoc...

Jason Linkins

Chris Kluwe Quits Newspaper Over Marriage Equality Editorial

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.04.2012 | Media

Chris Kluwe, Minnesota Vikings punter and outspoken proponent of marriage equality, has resigned as a contributor to the St. Paul Pioneer Press in the...

Chris Kluwe, Wade Davis Jr. On The Need For A 'Gay Jackie Robinson'

Posted 10.08.2012 | Gay Voices

Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe, former NFL player Wade Davis, ESPN Radio's Jared Max and HuffPost Gay Voices Editor-at-Large Michelangelo Signor...

WATCH: NFL Player Stars In Anti-Gay Marriage Ad

Posted 10.02.2012 | Gay Voices

Just two days after firing off an editorial in favor of "preserving" traditional marriage, the Baltimore Ravens' Matt Birk is reiterating his oppositi...

Pro Sports Are Finally Ready for a Gay Athlete

Cyd Zeigler | Posted 12.01.2012 | Gay Voices
Cyd Zeigler

The stereotype of professional athletes as homophobic is as outdated as the stereotype of gay men as theater queens. Men like Chris Kluwe are becoming the norm, not the exception.

Chris Kluwe Challenges Anti-Gay Marriage Lawmaker To Debate

Posted 09.28.2012 | Gay Voices

The Minnesota Vikings punter who penned a controversial letter to a Maryland legislator in defense of same-sex marriage has now challenged another law...

Michelangelo Signorile

Chris Kluwe Defends Gay Marriage Letter: 'This Is A Human Rights Issue'

HuffingtonPost.com | Michelangelo Signorile | Posted 09.23.2012 | Gay Voices

It looks like there’s this shift occurring in the NFL right now,” said Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe, talking about gay marriage. “As yo...

First Amendment Sacks MD Lawmaker on Marriage Equality

John M. Burns | Posted 11.18.2012 | Sports
John M. Burns

Maryland State Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr. strongly opposes marriage equality. Unlike other lawmakers, however, Burns used his position as an elected official to attempt to intimidate a privately owned business to silence employees that may support marriage equality.

Vikings Punter Chris Kluwe Talks Gay Marriage, Speaking Truth to Power (VIDEO)

Shira Lazar | Posted 11.11.2012 | Sports
Shira Lazar

Earlier this week, Minnesota Vikings Punter Chris Kluwe wrote a powerful letter to Maryland state delegate Emmet C. Burns Jr., a vocal opponent of gay marriage. Since then, millions have shared the letter online, providing their own reactions, arguments, and thoughts on the controversy.

Holy Kluwe, These Guys Are Awesome!

Lynette Mae | Posted 11.11.2012 | Gay Voices
Lynette Mae

In the past couple of weeks, there have been some amazing equality-related events revolving around the game of football in our country. It turns out not all big jocks are homophobic jerks, as we've been led to believe. Way cool.

The One Thing I Won't Put Up With

Lori Day | Posted 11.10.2012 | Women
Lori Day

I have been carrying this guilt for weeks, looking for a way to unpack it or a place to store it and finding none.

NFL Player RIPS Replacement Refs

AP | JON KRAWCZYNSKI | Posted 10.24.2012 | Sports

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe says he's had enough with these replacement officials after watching them for three weeks of...