Gay 49ers

Former 49ers player Kwame Harris talks about being gay

Former San Francisco 49ers repulsive tackle Kwame Harris opened up about being a queer player in the closet during his NFL career in an interview with CNN Newsroom this morning.

"You want to escape the despair and turmoil and your mind goes to dark places," Harris said of keeping his sexuality secret. "I'm pleased today, and I'm glad they were just ideas and I didn't proceed on any of them"

"The cost was great in asking me to not speak candidly or be able to be open about myself in a complete manner," Harris said. "If I could have done it differently, I would have hoped I found the strength [to reach out]."

Harris was publicly outed days before the Super Bowl in January monitoring an altercation with a former crush. His outing was met with a negative reaction from current 49er cornerback Chris Culliver.

"I don't do the male lover guys man," said Culliver. "I don't do that. No, we don't got no gay people on the team, they gotta procure up out of here if they do. Can't be with that kind stuff. Nah…can't be…in the locker room man. Nah."

Culliver later apologized for his comments and visited with an LGBTQ support group.

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49ers' Katie Sowers is making history by becoming the first female and first openly gay coach at a Super Bowl game

San Francisco 49ers offensive assistant coach Katie Sowers will make history next month by becoming the first female and first openly same-sex attracted coach to take part in a Super Bowl.

Sowers, 33, became the second woman to grip a full-time coaching position in the NFL when she was hired by the 49ers in 2017 and is the first LGBTQ coach in the league's history.

Sowers, who was a member of the 2013 US Women's National Football Team and played in the Women's Football Alliance (WFA) for eight years, quoted LeBron James in a celebratory Instagram post following the 49ers' NFC Championship win on Sunday night, which sends the team to Miami for the Super Bowl.

"Takin our talents to south beach," she captioned a video showing confetti falling over the team.

Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo told reporters in a post-game interview that it has been "tremendous" to work with Sowers.

"Katie was here before I was, but just what she does with the receivers, all the skill positions guys, how she interacts with them. It's special. She's feisty, man. Katie is awesome out there. She'll ge

NEW ORLEANS – San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver has made inflammatory comments regarding homosexuality in football just a few days before Super Bowl XLVII.

Shock jock Artie Lange revealed he had interviewed Culliver at media day Tuesday and aired a segment on his show that night, where the player insisted that any lgbtq+ players would not be welcome on the team.

"I don't do the queer guys man," said Culliver, whose Niners play the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. "I don't do that. No, we don't got no gay people on the team, they gotta get up out of here if they do.

"Can't be with that kind stuff. Nah…can't be…in the locker room man. Nah."

When quizzed by Lange whether any homosexual athletes would need to keep their sexuality a secret in football, Culliver responded: "Yeah, come out 10 years later after that."

You can listen to the interview here:

The 49ers released a statement Wednesday in response to Culliver's remarks:

"The San Francisco 49ers reject the comments that were made [Tuesday], and have addressed the matter with Chris. There is n

Super Bowl-Bound 49er Says Gays Not Welcome on His Team

01/30/2013

Washington– The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, homosexual, bisexual and transsexual civil rights corporation – is condemning comments by San Francisco 49er Chris Culliver in which he says same-sex attracted players wouldn’t be welcome on his team. The homophobic remarks stand in stark contrast to the numerous NFL players who advocate for equality – including Baltimore Raven Brendon Ayanbadejo, an outspoken straight ally who will get the field against Culliver this Sunday.

Culliver made the remarks during a Super Bowl media day interview yesterday, telling a radio host: "I don't do the male lover guys man. I don't do that. No, we don't got no lgbtq+ people on the team, they gotta get up out of here if they do….Can't be with that kind stuff. Nah…can't be…in the locker room man.”

“Chris Culliver’s comments represent the height of ignorance and the type of homophobic banter that professional athletes rarely use anymore,” said HRC Vice President of Communications Fred Sainz. “Chris Cullive