GLAAD and the NFL host third annual 'A Night of Pride' at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada (Release): GLAAD and The National Football League (NFL) hosted the third annual 'A Night of Pride' at Caesar's Palace in Super Bowl LVIII’s host city of Las Vegas. The evening, hosted by former *NSYNC member Lance Bass, featured a performance by singer-songwriter Vincint and a panel discussion moderated by LZ Granderson on how inclusion in sports advances acceptance for LGBTQ people.
The panel featured veteran pass rusher Carl Nassib, the NFL's first openly gay player to play in a regular-season game, along with trailblazer and NFL replay assistant Desiree Abrams and Kevin Maxen, the first out male NFL coach.
Guests included NFL Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Jonathan Beane as well as LGBTQ leaders, voices, and allies including model Brooks Marks, Jeffrey Rohrer (Cowboys LB, Ret.), Paramount’s Chief Global Inclusion Officer Marva Smalls, former NFL player and artist R.K. Russell, NFL Correspondent Ryan Mitchell, filmmaker Sav Rogers, chairperson of CBS Sports Sean McManus, actor Zeke Smith, alongside GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis among others.
The event also kicks off the GLAAD Media Awards season honoring those in media who have shown exemplary achievement for fair, accurate and inclusive representation of the LGBTQ community, with the 35th GLAAD Media Awards set to take place on March 14 in Los Angeles and May 11 in New York City.
