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On June 21s 2021, Carl Nassib released a statement on his Instagram stating that he is gay, becoming the first active NFL player to come out publicly. In this statement, he pledged to donate $100,000 to The Trevor Project (an organization dedicated to crisis intervention and suicide prevention among LGBTQ youth) and to continue to champion their work. He received public support from the NFL, Raiders, and current and former athletes. That same day, jerseys and T-shirts with his name were the top sellers among all NFL players at Fanatics (The NFL Shop).
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In June 2021, Kumi Yokoyama came out as a transgender man in a video interview conducted by former striker Yuki Nagasato; Yokoyama decided to come out publicly after encouragement from their girlfriend.
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