Nassib came
out gay in June, making him the first active NFL player to do so.
Nassib's video
announcement on social media last year was straightforward: “What's up people.
I'm at my house in West Chester, Pennsylvania. I just wanted to take a quick
moment to say that I'm gay. I've been meaning to do this for a while now but
finally feel comfortable getting it off my chest. I really have the best life,
the best family, friends, and a job a guy can ask for.”
He added that
he had donated $100,000 to The Trevor Project, which provides crisis
intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ youth.
In Wednesday's
video, Nassib reflected on coming out and thanked the Raiders for matching his
donation.
“That was a
really exciting day for me,” Nassib said. “I had wanted to do it for a really
long time. I wanted to be in a place where I felt totally comfortable, totally
confident to really give a voice to people that needed it the most.”
“I was with my
friends and family and it was definitely a stressful thing to do but we were
really excited to spread the message of The Trevor Project, to bring visibility
and representation to the NFL, to sports. And we did it for the youth, for the
kids that are really struggling the most. And that's who I'm most passionate
about. And to be able to say that I helped them is absolutely incredible.”
Nassib called
the NFL's $100,000 matching donation to The Trevor Project “incredible.”
“I never
expected them to match it and I think it's beautiful for them to take that
step, to support me, support The Trevor Project,” he said.
SOURCE: ON TOP MAG
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