I’m very excited to be a part of it and help in any way that I can and I’m really pumped to see what the future holds.” They’re an incredible organization, they’re the number one suicide-prevention service for LGBTQ youth in America and they’re truly doing incredible things. I actually hope that one day, videos like this and the whole coming out process are not necessary, but until then I will do my best and my part to cultivate a culture that’s accepting and compassionate and I’m going to start by donating $100,000 to the Trevor Project. I just think that representation and visibility are so important. “I’m a pretty private person so I hope you guys know that I’m not doing this for attention. I really have the best life, the best family, friends and job a guy can ask for. I’ve been meaning to do this for a while now but finally feel comfortable getting it off my chest. I just wanted to take a quick moment to say that I’m gay. “I’m at my house in West Chester Pennsylvania. “What’s up people,” Nassib posted on Instagram. Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman Carl Nassib became the first active NFL player in history to announce that he is gay.
