Punter Gay Rights Advocate Chris Kluwe Turns Down Letter of Invite From W.H. in a Special Way

 

 Yes he did it with grace and humor. When using humor in communicating with the head of state or the Royal family is like crossing  the Verrazano Bridge on a bike (wearing a T-shirt that says Staten Islanders Suck) outright dangerous and no guarantee you’ll get to the other side.

 Chris who has turned out to be not just a good athlete but a great advocate for the gay community. These days the people with close minds to the real world thought athletes could not be gay because gays are weak and they just like interior decorating. 

 Gays are just the opposite. The strongest people I know.  Evolution made us to become that way since being gay in a closet is very difficult and to come out takes testicles the size of an Ostrich egg. “Cojones” I call it!

Mr. Veteran punter Chris Kluwe is hopeful of catching on with the Raiders this season. If he isn't successful, it won't be for lack of effort or dedication.

Kluwe turned down an invitation to attend a reception at the White House on June 13th in honor of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Month so that he could participate in the Raiders mini camp.

Kluwe informed President Obama by letter late last month.

The Letter read: 

“Dear Mr President (or whoever reads these things, I’m sure he’s probably pretty busy (hello underappreciated email answering person!))” 

He jokingly went on to say that he could not attend, but that he would have been honoured, if he was not contractually obliged to attend practice with the Raiders.

“I would really really REALLY like to be there, but unfortunately not even the President of the United State is allowed to supercede an NFL mandatory mini-camp practice (at least insomuch as I understand the new CBA, though I could possibly be mistaken) … if anything else were to ever come up, it would be my distinct honor to attend. Unless we have a game. Or practice. Or mandatory hot yoga classes (we don’t really have those).”  

When asked about it Monday, Raiders coach Dennis Allen said Kluwe is making a sound decision.

"His job is to really focus in on making our football team," Allen said. "That needs to be the biggest focus that he has right now. Right now, he's of the same mind-set."

Kluwe gained notoriety for being outspoken on political issues during his eight-year career with the Minnesota Vikings.

Some questioned his dedication to his profession in the past. The same can't be said now in light of Kluwe's recent decision to choose offseason practices over an invitation to the White House.

Chris Kluwe made the headlines in September when he defended Brendon Ayanbadejo, formerly of the Baltimore Ravens, against a call from Delegate Emmett C Burns Jr, to reprimand Ayanbadejo, who recorded a video for a gay rights advocacy group In October 2011.

In a response to Burns, he wrote: “I can assure you that gay people getting married will have zero effect on your life. They won’t come into your house and steal your children. They won’t magically turn you into a lustful cockmonster.”

He and Ayanbadejo, wrote an amicus brief, and filed it, urging the Supreme Court to act against legislation preventing equal marriage.

Last week, Kluwe joined Michelle Obama, and thousands of others, in tweeting a message of support for the US’s first openly gay player in any major team sport, Jason Collins, of the NBA, who came out in a piece for Sports Illustrated magazine.

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