Super Bowl-Bound Ravens Linebacker Brendan Ayanbadejo Wants to Raise LGBT Visibility

[William769]

Baltimore Ravens linebacker and outspoken equality advocate Brendon Ayanbadejo wants to capitalize on his team's Super Bowl publicity to further advocate for marriage equality, he told New York Times' Frank Bruni.

Just a few hours after his team crushed the Super Bowl hopes of the New England Patriots, Ayanbadejo was hopped up on adrenaline and penned an early-morning letter to Brian Ellner, a marriage-equality advocate with whom Ayanbadejo has previously worked, and Russel Simmons, a hip-hop mogul who has spoken out in favor of marriage equality, asking how he can use the impending publicity to raise visibility for LGBT rights.

According to Bruni, Ayanbadejo wrote: “Is there anything I can do for marriage equality or anti-bullying over the next couple of weeks to harness this Super Bowl media?” Bruni also noted that the time stamp on the email was 3:40:35 A.M.

Bruni reached out to Ayanbadejo on Tuesday, seeking further comment about what the athlete referred to as his "Jerry Maguire email."

http://www.advocate.com/sports/2013/01/23/super-bowl-bound-ravens-linebacker-brendan-ayanbadejo-wants-raise-lgbt-visibility

[NMDemDist2]

1. awesome!!! k&n n/t

[dbackjon]

2. Thanks for posting

Go Ravens!

[brucefan]

3. Dammit!

I was pulling for the Niners.now I have to rethink it.This young man deserves a trophy

[LostinRed]

5. Lol I was thinking the same thing

[Webster Green]

4. Very cool!

Nevertheless........GO NINERS!!