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NFL Meets With Gay Rights Groups (Huffington Post)
WASHINGTON — The National Football League met with LGBT rights groups last week about the push to end homophobia in sports, at a time when speculation increases over whether the first gay player will soon come out in professional athletics.
Representatives from three LGBT groups — Athlete Ally, GLAAD and You Can Play — attended the Wednesday meeting at NFL headquarters in New York City. Former Tennessee Titan Wade Davis, who came out as gay in 2012 after he was done playing professional football, participated as well. They met with Troy Vincent, NFL senior vice president of player engagement, and several other NFL officials.
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