Tag Archives: Michael Sam

Support Michael Sam: Signorile Launches “The Great Facebook Kiss-In”

“Gay people need to be kissing more in public. There simply needs to be more queer smooching to desensitize the world. So with that, I hereby launch the Great Facebook Kiss-In, urging everyone — whether gay, straight or bi –to change their profile pics to two women kissing or two men kissing. Maybe it’s you and your husband or wife, …

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Michael Sam On The Draft & The Kiss

There’s a great story at 4:00.

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Porno Pete Has The Michael Sam Sadz

“Don Jones had no reason to apologize. Defending historic Judeo-Christian morality and being horrified by sinful, perverse acts like same-sex kissing in public is not ‘hate’ or ‘bigotry.’ It’s called being normal. Please pray for this lost soul, Michael Sam, who could lead many young men astray by popularizing a grievous sin. It is tragic that the establishment power structure–media, …

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How To Talk To Kids About Michael Sam

(Tipped by JMG reader Jeb)

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Tea Party Nation: The NFL Should Lose Its Tax-Exempt Status Because Michael Sam

“Many Americans were grossed out by the spectacle of two men kissing on TV. Many were appalled by what was obviously a staged event to push an agenda. Over the last few years, the NFL has become much more of an arm of the political left. From the Baltimore Ravens pitching Obamacare to the NFL’s implied threats to move the …

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Taiwanese Animators On The NFL Draft

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Bryan Fischer: Michael Sam Faces Early Grave Unless He Gets “Ex-Gay” Therapy

“The NFL is celebrating the sexual equivalent of a brain concussion by going gaga over Michael Sam’s sexual proclivities. For a league increasingly priding itself on concern for player safety and health, it is bizarre that they are enthusiastically praising a draftee for a lifestyle that could send him to an early grave. If the NFL possessed one ounce of …

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Headline Of The Day

Outsports has more: “This is unprecedented for a Day 3 pick, let alone a seventh round pick, to crack the top five rookies sold following Draft weekend,” said NFL spokesperson Joanna Hunter. Compounding that is the fact that Sam’s jerseys were not available for sale until Saturday evening when he was picked. The jerseys of the other players on the …

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Michael Sam’s Boyfriend Vito Cammisano Was An Out Swimmer At Sam’s College

After “The Kiss” on Saturday, media outlets went scrambling to learn the identity of Michael Sam’s boyfriend. Heavy posted a bio last night: Like Sam, Cammisano was an athlete at Mizzou. He was on the University of Missouri’s swim team from 2009-2012 after starring at Rockhurtst High School in Kansas City and for the Kansas City Blazers. According to his …

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Miami Dolphins Fine & Suspend Player Don Jones For Anti-Michael Sam Tweets

CBS Sports reports: Miami Dolphins defensive back Don Jones has been fined an undisclosed amount by the team following an incident on Saturday where he sent out a tweet critical of Michael Sam. Jones has also been banned from team activities until he undergoes sensitivity training. After St. Louis selected the openly gay Sam with the 249th overall pick in …

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Obama Congratulates Michael Sam

USA Today reports: President Obama is honoring Michael Sam, who on Saturday became the first openly gay player to be drafted by a pro football team after the St. Louis Rams picked him in the seventh round. “The President congratulates Michael Sam, the Rams and the NFL for taking an important step forward in our Nation’s journey,” said a White …

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Michael Sam Jerseys Are Already On Sale

Via the Huffington Post: After waiting through almost the entire 2014 NFL draft to hear Michael Sam’s name called, #SamFans — and Rams fans — didn’t waste time in showing their support. There was reportedly an “avalanche” of orders for Sam’s St. Louis Rams jersey after he became the first openly gay player ever selected in the NFL draft. As …

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Tweet Of The Day: Dan Savage

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Michael Sam Drafted By St. Louis Rams

What a great day for LGBT people. Arkansas. Eurovision. And now pro football. Politics, pop culture, pro sports – there is NOTHING our people can’t do. UPDATE: ESPN just ran a live shot from Michael Sam’s home where they showed him kissing his boyfriend after smashing a celebratory cake in each others’ faces. THAT is a first for pro football. …

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Visa Inks Endorsement Deal With Michael Sam, Launches First Ad During NFL Draft

Visa tonight announced it has signed an endorsement deal with Michael Sam. The first ad in the campaign has launched on YouTube as the first round of the NFL draft is underway in New York City. In his first spot, Sam, the SEC Defensive Player of the Year out of Missouri, is shown working out while a voiceover urges the …

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GOP Lobbyist: Christians Will Boycott Any NFL Team That Drafts Michael Sam

The Christian Post reports: Jack Burkman, head of the Washington, D.C. lobbying firm J.M. Burkman & Assoc. who is seeking to ban gays from the NFL, says he intends to build a national coalition to boycott any football franchise that picks openly gay football player Michael Sam in the NFL Draft, which starts Thursday at Radio City Music Hall in …

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Six NFL Teams Might Want Michael Sam

The Baltimore Sun reports: As former Missouri defensive end Michael Sam continues his preparations for the NFL draft, several teams have maintained contact with the Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Year. The Ravens are among the teams that have displayed the most interest in Sam since the NFL scouting combine along with the Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots, Indianapolis …

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Out Issues Power 50 Ranking

Out Magazine today published its eighth annual ranking of the 50 most powerful LGBT people in the United States.  Here’s a bit of the list. 1. Ellen DeGeneres 2. Tim Cook 3. Rachel Maddow 4. Sen. Tammy Baldwin 5. Glenn Greenwald 6. Ryan Murphy 7. Neil Patrick Harris 8. Andy Cohen 9. Michael Sam 10. Robin Roberts Homocon billionaire Peter …

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Jason Collins & Michael Sam Tweet Congrats To Newly Out NCAA Player

(Tipped by JMG reader Str8 Grandmother)

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HomoQuotable – Michael Sam

“When I came out last month, I did it with the confidence that my Mizzou ‘family’ would always be there for me. To put it mildly, the love and acceptance I felt was amazing. The day after the announcement, my name was spelled out in the stadium; fraternities hung #StandWithSam banners; then when I went to the basketball game to …

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