Miami Dolphins receiver Preston Williams supported Miami-based LGBTQ group Pridelines on his cleats in 2019. Prior to 2021, only one other player used the My Cause My Cleats initiative to support an LGBTQ organization. Nassib’s My Cause My Cleats choice represents LGBTQ people seizing the advocacy power of organizations like the NFL for the benefit of their own community instead of waiting for allied NFL players to step up in their stead. “This is a historic year for LGBTQ athletes because of LGBTQ athletes – not because of the allies, not because of the people standing beside us.” “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,” Zeigler told NBC News.
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