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Troubled Seahawks fan: No Homo!

Kelvin Cabrera — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:27:18 +0000

Kudos to Deadspin for catching this obviously well-balanced, well-intentioned Seahawks fan at a Seattle-based Pro-Prop 8 rally (actually, an Anti-Anti-Prop 8 rally, but who’s counting). The cop behind him is giggling for a good reason, as you can see in this picture.

Of course, I couldn’t begin to guess at the sexuality of anyone wearing a t-shirt with a red cross through the word “homo.” But I do have to wonder at the sanity of someone wearing a Seahawks hat and holding a sign equating “sports nuts” with “baby killers” and, via the Corinthians reference, thieves, adulterers and drunkards (and yes, those pesky homosexuals). Perhaps his sanity was pushed to the limit because, as you read this, Matt Hasselbeck just threw another interception.

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Another NBA player for gay marriage

Cyd Zeigler jr. — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:09:51 +0000

Despite the passing of Prop. 8 in California, it’s still nice to see how many prominent people were against it. Add former NBA player Doug Christie to the list. The guard, who played in California with the NBA’s Clippers and Kings, and his wife had hoped to celebrate their 14th wedding anniversary next July with 100 same-sex couples.

“We are living in a generation where no man or woman should be told who they can marry,” Jackie Christie comments. “Everyone should be able to love freely, and my husband and I stand strongly behind voting NO on Proposition 8.”

Maybe they’ll get to celebrate their 20th with the gays. Or, since he played for the Knicks, maybe their 15th in New York.

Hat tip to Ted Rybka at GLAAD.

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Charger rallies against gay marriage

Cyd Zeigler jr. — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:30:54 +0000

San Diego Charger Jacques Cesaire (left) was a featured highlight yesterday at an anti-gay-marriage rally sponsored by iprotectmarriage.com, we have learned from Good As You blog. They have an audio recording of the event in which Cesaire and NFL free agent Akbar Gbaja-Biamila (right), brother of Packer Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila (KGB), encourage everyone in attendance to oppose same-sex marriage and vote Yes on Prop 8.

A couple takes of the spot were played during the event. The first spot:

Cesaire: Hi, I’m Jacques Cesaire, a professional football player, and I support Biblical marriage between a man and a woman.
Gbaja-Biamila: This election, vote Yes on Prop 8

And the second spot:

Gbaja-Biamila: Hi, I’m Akbar Gbaja-Biamila, and I support a Biblical marriage between a man and a woman.
Cesaire: And I’m Jacques Cesaire, a professional football player. This election, let’s stand up for what we believe in.
Gbaja-Biamila: Yes on 8

After they speak, there is a presentation labeling Prop 8 as a “battle between light and darkness.”

What’s interesting is that Cesaire doesn’t mention the San Diego Chargers or the NFL, but only that he is a pro football player. Unfortunately, I can’t find the video to see if they tagged Cesaire as being a member of the Chargers.

According to the group’s Web site, other sports figures appearing included skate pros Brian Sumner and Christian Hosoi, and Kyle Loza, a pro freestyle motocross rider and X Games gold medallist.

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