The NFL’s major social media accounts remained silent about Pride Month on its first day

The annual June 1 Pride Month event came and went on Monday and the NFL’s X account, which serves more than 36 million followers, and its Instagram account, which serves 32 million followers, did not mention the event.

Let that sink in for a while.

The league reports that, over the years, it has told fans that “football is gay,” that “football is gay,” that football is transgender, bisexual, and, to everyone else, silent on the matter. The National Football League’s social media accounts this year stuck to football.

The Wing posted about the trade of Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams. About AJ Brown’s trade with the New England Patriots. About Odell Beckham’s signing with the New York Giants. And Raymond Berry dies.

So, this may mean something.

Or nothing.

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For Conservatives, Christians and others, it’s a small victory that they hope will carry over to the rest of the month and end up in groups of every party, most of which have embraced Pride Month on its first day. Nine of the 32 teams did not observe Pride Month on Monday.

For some gay activists, the NFL’s action (or inaction) on social media Monday means they’re hoping an administrator will correct the mistake Tuesday morning. Otherwise, it is a big loss for those activists who want their sexuality to be celebrated and promoted by the most famous sports organization in the country.

Whatever it means, this is where we are in 2026: Corporations, small businesses, universities, individuals, and yes, sports leagues are watching on the first day of Pride Month to see how they handle the divisive issue.

We say division because there are no winners between scrutiny. Seeing the moon or going out sends a disturbing message a person no matter what you choose.

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Major League Baseball, the NBA and the NHL marked the beginning of Pride Month on Monday. The professional hockey league did just that by changing its logo to the colors of the rainbow – betraying its corporate brand.

Therefore, the NFL was different from its professional sports counterparts for at least one day. It was also different than before when it celebrated Pride Month on its first day and even came up with a celebration of LGBTQ history month.

This does not mean that the NFL no longer supports homosexual issues. It supports those throughout the year on its website and in other ways, including fundraising events and promotions. But this omission of messages this time – intentional or otherwise – was remarkable.

As for the teams in the league, the nine teams that refused to mention Pride Month have done this in the past.

The New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals, Tennessee Titans, Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints did not observe Pride Month on social media. Most of them didn’t last year, either.

And this is where we remind you, this is a snapshot of time. The NFL may give a Pride Month nod in the coming hours or days after this piece is published. Teams that are out may choose to take it easy in the coming days.

The Indianapolis Colts, for example, have been back and forth on Pride Month celebration posts for the past two years. But it was the first NFL team to post about Pride Month this year.

And why do we count? Because we live in an increasing society where one side insists that it should celebrate its sexuality and wants others to participate, while the other side has been very opposed and, to the extreme, believes that the celebration of one gender during the whole month is intolerable.

All you have to do is read the answers from the groups to understand that both are the same.

It’s also interesting that Pride Month and corporate mergers are encouraging to create weird things. Example:

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The Washington Commanders, Philadelphia Eagles, Houston Texans and Minnesota Vikings are among the teams that paid a Pride Month salute on Monday.

But that seems to be what those groups are at odds with on social media because in March they also celebrated the end of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting, with a shout-out to Eid al-Fitr.

The Vikings celebrated the Islamic holiday on X while the Texans and Eagles did so on Facebook.

Controversy erupted in New York City after the Trump administration removed the Pride flag from a national monument. (Spencer Platt/Getty)

Islam, like Christianity and Judaism, has strong teachings against homosexuality.

But the Commanders, Vikings and Eagles weren’t the only ones throwing a tantrum at a gay celebration of Islamic theology on Monday.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani posted a verbose (for X) about how it will take more than a month to “honor the contributions of queer and transgender New Yorkers.”

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Mamdani was born in Uganda, is a Sharia Muslim and has always praised his country when he publicly acknowledged his identity.

Except that Uganda in 2023 passed the Anti-Homosexuality Act which imposes life imprisonment for same-sex acts and the death penalty for enhanced homosexuality. And traditional Sharia considers homosexual acts as unpunishable crimes.

Yes, it’s not fair for someone celebrating the beginning of Pride Month.

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