The president of GLAAD, Jarrett T. Barrios (above) inks an editorial to ESPN on why the NFL needs to address and come out against homophobic speech in their league.
RE: Cincinnati Bengal Larry Johnson anti-gay slurs to address journalists.
Pens Barrios:
The NFL, however, has not responded to our concerns about this unacceptable trend, though GLAAD continues to request meetings with them and will continue to demand action after anti-gay defamation. I hope the league moves beyond individual suspensions and instead enacts zero-tolerance policies that start to address the danger of homophobia in sports. When these slurs are used by professional athletes, it trickles down to local and amateur sports teams and even children's teams. It gives license to youths to bully their peers and for feeding a climate of intolerance toward our community. Despite experiencing full legal equality with my husband in Massachusetts, our son was still bullied and called anti-gay taunts on the baseball diamond after two teammates learned he had two dads.
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