In what turns out to be one of the most historic moment for the sports world, Las vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib on Monday became the first active NFL player to announce that he is gay. The 28-year-old took to Instagram on Monday to announce that he is gay.
"What's up people?" Nassib posted. "I'm at my house here in West Chester, Pennsylvania. I just want to take a quick moment to say that I'm gay. I've been meaning to do this for a while now, but I finally feel comfortable enough to get it off my chest. I really have the best life, I've got the best family, friends and job a guy could ask for.
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"I'm a pretty private person so I hope you guys know that I'm really not doing this for attention. I just think that representation and visibility are so important. I actually hope that like one day, videos like this and the whole coming-out process are just not necessary. But until then, I'm going to do my best and do my part to cultivate a culture that's accepting, that's compassionate and I'm going to start by donating $100,000 to the Trevor Project."
NFL and Raiders' verified Twitter accounts said they were proud of Nassib. The Las vegas Raiders defensive end also decided to donate $100,000 to the Trevor Project, which provides crisis intervention and assists LGBTQ+ community who are considering suicide.
Said Nassib: "They're an incredible organization, they're the No. 1 suicide-prevention service for LGBTQ youth in America. And they're truly doing incredible things. And I'm very excited to be a part of it, help in any way that I can and I'm really pumped to see what the future holds."