Chris Kluwe of the Vikings roster has come out asking fans to support marriage equality on the current bill being presented to Minnesotans for a vote on the issue. This is the first sports star in the state to ask for fan support in either direction of the bill. In a recent interview Kluwe says:
"I’ve always believed that people are inherently the same and should
have the same rights and equal protection under the law. It really
doesn’t matter what you do with who or whom as long as you’re not
infringing on someone else’s rights. Everyone should be free to live
their own life however it makes them happy."
It's quite a statement for an athlete to become political over such a controversial issue. But good for Kluwe for standing by what he believes in and asking his own fan base to keep an open mind over this issue.
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