In a move that is unique in the history of the campaign, the
"It Gets Better" video featuring the San Francisco 49ers has been
removed from the site.
This has never happened before. It's the result of
anti-gay comments made by 49ers Chris Culliver, only days before the Super Bowl
this Sunday.
On top of that, despite an apology by Culliver, the players
are now saying they didn't realize the video's aim was to combat LGBT teen
bullying.
A petition has since been launched on change.org asking the NFL to send Culliver to spend a day with the New York Gay Football League.
"This will give him an opportunity to see that openly gay players perform just as well as heterosexual players," the petition's organizer, Christian Fuscarino, writes. "It will also allow him to ask questions and speak with members of the team."
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