In June 2021, Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib announced in an Instagram video that he was gay, making him the first openly gay player in the National Football League (NFL). During a June 2021 survey among LGBTQ+ adults, 16 percent of respondents stated that they were much more likely to watch NFL games following Nassib's announcement.
Likelihood of watching NFL games in the wake of Carl Nassib announcing that he is gay among LGBTQ+ adults in the United States as of June 2021
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Morning Consult. (June 25, 2021). Likelihood of watching NFL games in the wake of Carl Nassib announcing that he is gay among LGBTQ+ adults in the United States as of June 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247098/nfl-openly-gay-player-impact/
Morning Consult. "Likelihood of watching NFL games in the wake of Carl Nassib announcing that he is gay among LGBTQ+ adults in the United States as of June 2021." Chart. June 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247098/nfl-openly-gay-player-impact/
Morning Consult. (2021). Likelihood of watching NFL games in the wake of Carl Nassib announcing that he is gay among LGBTQ+ adults in the United States as of June 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247098/nfl-openly-gay-player-impact/
Morning Consult. "Likelihood of Watching Nfl Games in The Wake of Carl Nassib Announcing That He Is Gay among Lgbtq+ Adults in The United States as of June 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247098/nfl-openly-gay-player-impact/
Morning Consult, Likelihood of watching NFL games in the wake of Carl Nassib announcing that he is gay among LGBTQ+ adults in the United States as of June 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247098/nfl-openly-gay-player-impact/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Likelihood of watching NFL games in the wake of Carl Nassib announcing that he is gay among LGBTQ+ adults in the United States as of June 2021 [Graph], Morning Consult, June 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247098/nfl-openly-gay-player-impact/
