A Pro Football Player Speaks out for Gay Marriage

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Not all pro athletes are as nutty as Curt Schilling. Here we’ve got NFL Pro-bowler Brendon Ayanbadejo stumping for same sex marriage. And he makes a damned good argument. From Washington Blade:

Ayanbadejo attended an event sponsored by Equality Maryland last week to celebrate the relocation of its headquarters from Silver Spring to Baltimore. The appearance came after he opined in the Huffington Post that “we will look back in 10, 20, 30 years and be amazed that gays and lesbians did not have the same rights as everyone else.”

“If Britney Spears can party it up in Vegas with one of her boys and go get married on a whim and annul her marriage the next day, why can’t a loving same-sex couple tie the knot?” he wrote in the piece.

“How could our society grant more rights to a heterosexual one-night-stand wedding in Vegas than a gay couple that has been together for three, five, 10 years of true love? The divorce rate in America is currently 50 percent. I am willing to bet that same-sex marriages have a higher success rate than heterosexual marriages.”

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I'm surprised. Maybe I shouldn't be.....

[myrna minx]

1. K&R n/t

[Skittles]

2. dunno who he is but

:thumbsup:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

3. He, like you

KICKS ASS!!

:hi: :loveya:

[Mojambo]

4. He's brave, that's for sure. n/t

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

5. +1

[Flying Dream Blues]

6. K&R ...nt

[ScreamingMeemie]

7. ...and he did it eloquently as well.

I love Football!

[RadicalGeek]

8. I Never Thought I'd Have Something Positive To Say About a Member of The Baltimore Ravens

But this guy has a set.
In the macho world of the NFL for him to say that leaves him open to ridicule from his teammates and the religious fundys that make up a decent chunk of the NFL's fan base.

[REP]

9. Not a football fan in the least, but I think I like this guy

Actually, there have been several pro athletes through the years that have revealing themselves to be surprisingly thoughtful. A great trend!

[Barack_America]

10. That's a pretty brave stance for someone in his position to take...

...given the "macho" nature of his profession.

A big +1 to him.

[BlooInBloo]

11. Good man.