02/16/14
By Ned Resnikoff
When college football player Michael Sam made his first public appearance since he came out publicly as gay last weekend, the virulently anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church was there to meet him. But they weren’t the only ones.
On Saturday, hundreds of Michael Sam supporters—perhaps as many as a thousand—lined up outside the University of Missouri’s home game against Tennessee. Sam, who played defensive end for Missouri during his college career, was in attendance. It was his first public appearance since he came out on Saturday.
The Westboro Baptist Church frequently pickets against out gay people, but their protest at the Missouri game was dwarfed by the pro-Michael Sam counter-protest.
Michael Sam supporters block out Westboro Baptist Church protest
