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  1. Jan 25, 2023 · NBC News found at least a dozen tweets from Dungys account, from 2012 to 2022, that are critical of same-sex marriage, homosexuality and the LGBTQ “lifestyle.” “No one is saying God will only...

    • Matt Lavietes
    • Tony Dungy’s History of Anti-Gay Actions and Rhetoric
    • Dungy Continues to Support Anti-Lgbt People and Organizations Today
    • Sports-Media Personalities Fired For Anti-Lgbt Statements
    • Various People Across The NFL Praise Dungy
    • Dungy on LGBT Coaches — The Smallest Minority in The NFL
    • Should Dungy Be Given A National TV Platform by NBC Sports?
    • The LGBT Community Gets The Silent Treatment

    The public debate about Dungy’s anti-gay leanings started in earnest in 2006. That year, Dungy was the headliner at a fundraiser for the Indiana Family Institute, whose primary objective was to oppose same-sex marriage. The event’s invitation featured a picture of Dungy coaching an NFL game in his Colts attire, with assurances that “an opportunity ...

    Over the last few years, Dungy has been a speaker at multiple fundraisers for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, which bars LGBT people from leadership positions and — at least until recently — included opposition to same-sex marriage as one of its nine main statements of faith. In addition, Dungy and CBS Sports host James Brown have been featur...

    NBC’s embrace of Dungy — and their complete silence — despite his clear and long-standing association with anti-gay positions, is in contrast to the public actions and statements other networks and organizations have made in similar situations. The Cincinnati Reds fired longtime broadcaster Thom Brennaman for a flippant anti-gay slur caught on a ho...

    While Dungy has made his anti-gay positions widely known, that hasn’t stopped many people from praising him as a “role model” and a “leader.” Jay Feely, a former NFL kicker and current CBS analyst, recently said he admires Dungy as “a man more than anything”: Words like “class” and “dignity” are often used to describe Dungy by non-LGBT people. Marv...

    While Dungy has spoken in favor of broader hiring for Black and racial-minority NFL coaches, he has spoken against gay people every time he’s spoken publicly about the topic, never advocating for the minority of minorities in NFL coaching: LGBT coaches. Case in point: We cannot find a single instance when Dungy publicly praised Katie Sowers, the fi...

    Depending on whom you ask, Dungy is a “role model” and a “leader” who blazed a trail for Black NFL coaches, or a bigot who hates homosexuality and gay people and opposes same-sex marriage. Yet all of the above can be true at the same time. Regardless of his contributions to the lives of some, Dungy’s presence on NBC’s NFL coverage stings many fans ...

    Dungy has raised money to fight against marriage equality for same-sex couples. He has said he doesn’t agree with a gay athlete’s “lifestyle.” He has hidden behind nonsense about cameras to oppose having a gay athlete on his team. He embraces anti-gay organizations like the Fellowship of Christian athletes, and he “enjoys ministering” with anti-gay...

  2. Jan 14, 2023 · Tony Dungy and When Someone You Admire Turns Out to Be a Homophobe. The former Pittsburgh Steeler, NFL coach, and Hall of Famer is also an outspoken anti-LGBTQ+ provocateur and -- for some...

  3. Jan 20, 2023 · Wommack is an NFL insider — he staunchly defended Jon Gruden against claims that the then-Raiders coach was racist, sexist and homophobic. The day after Wommack’s all-knowing tirade on behalf of...

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  4. Jan 12, 2023 · Tony Dungy and James Brown — two main faces of NFL coverage by NBC and CBS — have for years been featured speakers at an event hosted by rabidly anti-gay Christian evangelist Andrew Wommack,...

  5. Jan 16, 2023 · By Alex Reimer | January 15, 2023, 10:16 pm PST |. It was a rough weekend for Tony Dungy. First, Outsports published two pieces highlighting the NFL Hall of Famer’s long history of anti-LGBTQ...

  6. Jun 4, 2015 · "If you were to ask Tony Dungy if he feels like homophobia is in his level of thinking or if he's homophobic, he'd say no," Collins told USA Today. "Well, if you were to ask Donald Sterling...

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