Chris Kluwe: NFL Punter, Spokesperson for Equality  ⚐

"The only impact same-sex marriage will have on your children is if one of them turns out to be gay and cannot get married. What will you do (and I ask this honestly) if one or more of your kids ends up being gay? Will you love them any less? What will your actions speak to them, 15 years from now, when they ask you why they can’t enjoy the same relationship that you and your wife have now? And if your response is ‘We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it’, well, for a lot of people that bridge is here right now. They’re trying to cross it, but the way is barred, and I will do my best to tear those barricades down any way I can because I believe that we are infringing on the free will of other human beings by denying them their basic right to live free of oppression. I love my daughters for their minds and their personalities, not for who they love as adults. That’s none of my damn business, and I will support them in life no matter who they want to marry."

(Chris Kluwe - Out of Bounds Blog.)

I legitimately love that the single loudest, most coherent, forceful spokesperson for marriage equality is a straight, married, NFL punter. The only way it would get better is if he was a defensive lineman. Could you have a better perceived dichotomy than "NFL player" and "marriage equality supporter".

It's a tremendous sign for society that there are now NFL players willing to come out on the "supporting gay marriage" side of this argument. There have been other players and former players (Charles Barkely, Steve Nash, Matt Cain, and more) who have publicly supported equality. But none of come out quite as forcefully as Chris Kluwe.

Which is probably ok, because it seems to be Chris Kluwe was singularly born to do this. Even in his polite, politically correct response, he still manages to drop a sparkleponies reference.