# NFL Adds "Sexual Orientation" To Anti-Discrimination Clause **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 24, 2011, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-adds-sexual-orientation-to-anti-discrimination-clause/597494 "2011-09-24T21:37:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2011, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-adds-sexual-orientation-to-anti-discrimination-clause/597494/1 "2011-09-24T21:37:47Z")
According to Pete Olsen at [Wide Rights](http://www.widerights.com/?p=1343), the NFL has added the words “sexual orientation” to the anti-discrimination clause of the new player contract. > [@](#): > > Section 1. No Discrimination: There will be no discrimination in any form against any player by the Management Council, any Club or by the NFLPA because of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or activity or lack of activity on behalf of the NFLPA. So how long before we see the first active-roster “out” NFL players? ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2011, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-adds-sexual-orientation-to-anti-discrimination-clause/597494/2 "2011-09-24T21:41:13Z")
Not seeing any out player has 0% to do with any institutional discrimination. So, it’ll be a while. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2011, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-adds-sexual-orientation-to-anti-discrimination-clause/597494/3 "2011-09-24T21:44:40Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > Not seeing any out player has 0% to do with any institutional discrimination. So, it’ll be a while. Yes, but an official institutional bias FOR non-discrimination will hopefully start to change the player culture enough to allow it. And that’s entirely outside the “demographic inevitability” factor. ---
**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-adds-sexual-orientation-to-anti-discrimination-clause/597494/4 "2011-09-24T21:45:36Z")
I think you would need 5-10 quality players, post retirement, to out themselves, before any current players and i think that would be hard to do for a while. ---
**Author:** ![Troppus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a587f6/32.png) [@Troppus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troppus)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-adds-sexual-orientation-to-anti-discrimination-clause/597494/5 "2011-09-24T21:47:36Z")
Good on ya, NFL. ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2011, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-adds-sexual-orientation-to-anti-discrimination-clause/597494/6 "2011-09-24T21:53:45Z")
> [@sitchensis](#): > > I think you would need 5-10 quality players, post retirement, to out themselves, before any current players and i think that would be hard to do for a while. Well I think Tim Tebow came out in his [Superbowl ad](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqReTDJSdhE&feature=player_embedded) last year, so that’s one right? … what you say his mother wasn’t advocating for her gay son… had me fooled. It’s a tiny step forward for the NFL but it makes it easier for them to quash homophobic behavior among their players whether a gay player is involved or not. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2011, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-adds-sexual-orientation-to-anti-discrimination-clause/597494/7 "2011-09-24T21:56:15Z")
> [@sitchensis](#): > > I think you would need 5-10 quality players, post retirement, to out themselves, before any current players and i think that would be hard to do for a while. That’s a good point. Right now, I think we have two out retired NFL players, Dave Kopay and Esera Toualo (whom I was thisfar from in a swimming pool once…sigh).