Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib, who became the first openly gay active NFL player in June, helped design custom, rainbow cleats to raise awareness and money for the LGBTQ community.
, helped design custom, rainbow cleats to raise awareness and money for the LGBTQ community.
As part of the campaign, players can custom design their own cleats to raise awareness for the nonprofit organizations of their choice. Players then auction off the cleats to raise money for the groups. "I have been, for a couple of years, pointing to the fact that no NFL players ever choose LGBTQ causes and it's a real source of disappointment," Zeigler said of the cleats campaign, which began in 2016."People talk about the importance of allies and I say all the time, that we can't wait for allies to show up, that LGBTQ people have to push for our own visibility and our own equality.
Nassib's cleats featured the Trevor Project's name printed in bright orange and the number to its suicide prevention lifeline: 1-866-488-7386. He previously donated $100,000 to the group when came out earlier this year.
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