Drew Brees Says He Accepts 'All' After Appearing in Video Linked to Anti-LGBTQ Organization

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Focus on the Family, founded in 1977, invests in public education campaigns against LGBTQ equality, and promotes conversion therapy,according to the Human Rights Campaign.

According to aa sexuality Q&A on the Focus on the Family website, the organization sees “no place” for “same-sex ‘marriage’ … within the context of a Christian worldview.”

The football star’s video is specifically for Bring Your Bible to School Day, and appeared on the events’ platforms, but wasalso shared on Focus on the Family’s Facebook page.

Alongside a video shared to his Twitter account on Thursday, the father of four wrote, “Hopefully this sets the record straight with who I am and what I stand for. Love, Respect, and Accept ALL. I encourage you not to believe the negativity you read that says differently. It’s simply not true. Have a great day.”

In the clip, Brees tells viewers, “There’s been a lot of negativity spread about me in the LGBTQ community recently based upon an article that someone wrote … that lead people to believe that somehow I was aligned with an organization that was anti-lGBTQ. … I’d like to set the record straight.”

Brees slams claims otherwise as “completely untrue.”

“I’m not sure why the negativity spread, or why people tried to rope me into certain negativity,” he says. “I do not support any groups that discriminate or that have their own agendas that are trying to promote inequality. … That’s not what I stand for.”

The president of Focus on the Family, Jim Daly,responded to the backlash in a statement given to theWashington Post.

According to the outlet, he added, “We must treat everyone with love and respect. In 21st century post-Christian America, the best and only way forward is to not poke ideological opponents in the eye but find ways to acknowledge and respect our differences.”

source: people.com