Buffalo bills gay flag football
The Buffalo Bills are active to help to initiate a new LGBTQ flag football league in the Western New York area. The team is sponsoring the burgeoning league in Buffalo, which is creature launched in conjunction with the National Gay Flag Football League.
“We are thrilled to bring inclusive flag football to Buffalo with the support of the Buffalo Bills. This electrifying addition joins 27 other cities, and over 4, players, including straight allies, in the National Homosexual Flag Football League,” said NGFFL Commissioner Joel Horton.
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“We are excited to join the NFL and other clubs across the league in their back of the NGFFL,” said Buffalo Bills Vice President of Community Impact Michelle Roberts. “Through our sponsorship, w
National Gay Flag Football League celebrates Celebration, growth in Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Visibility extends to the gridiron thanks to an NFL-sponsored flag football league.
"When you're on the football field, you're not worried about what they're talking about on the news or what's happening in the government or whatever," said Ryan DiFranco, co-founder of the Buffalo branch of the National Gay Flag Football League. "Or maybe what's happening even in your control life."
It's just another day in the park for the National Gay Flag Football League after their inaugural season.
"Really, last season we had a limited time frame and we're just trying to get out to play football," he said. "We are still education. And as we go here to this season. But you see the skill level, the pace of playing, it's definitely the next higher up level."
The league's first managed to trap the attention of many across the region.
"This would be great. Something I could show up to and execute some support and hang out at," said player Matt Brysinski
Buffalo Bills announce sponsorship for National Gay Flag Football League chapter in Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Buffalo Bills have announced a sponsorship to launch a chapter of the National Lgbtq+ Flag Football League in Buffalo.
The NGFFL has been in existence since and there are over teams in 26 leagues across the U.S. and Canada.
The Bills join other NFL teams including the Giants, Patriots, Jets, Dolphins, Cardinals, Bears, Commanders, and Seahawks in supporting the league.
"We are thrilled to bring inclusive flag football to Buffalo with the support of the Buffalo Bills. This exciting addition joins 27 other cities, and over 4, players, including straight allies, in the National Gay Flag Football League. Our mission is to unite the community through the spirit of competition while celebrating our diversity. By fostering an environment where everyone is welcome, we aim to create a stronger, more inclusive Buffalo. Together, with the backing of the Buffalo Bills, we are creating a space where all individuals can participate, compete, and thrive."
- NGFFL Commissioner
The Buffalo Bills sparked conservative backlash after announcing it would sponsor a homosexual flag football league this week.
The Buffalo Bills is sponsoring a chapter of the National Gay Flag Football League, the team announced in a insist statement on Tuesday. The press release described the sponsorship as a "game changer for bringing Queer organized football to Buffalo" and as an opportunity to make the league "even more inclusive."
The league was founded in and aims to "foster and cultivate the self-respect of all LGBTQ+ people and promote respect, acceptance and understanding from the larger community," according to its website. The league already has support from several football teams, and a new team could arrive to Buffalo under the new sponsorship.
LGBTQ+ acceptance remains a hot-button culture war issue, even as many polls show Americans becoming increasingly supportive of rights for the LGBTQ+ society. The past few years have seen conservatives ramp up criticism of brands that collaborate with members of the LGBTQ+ people, at times even head to boycotts of these comp