High Five Initiative will bring Professional Athletes into LGBT Youth Together

The You Can Play project has something new to ofter LGBT youth. They have started the "High Five Initiative," which has professional athletes working closely with LGBT youth organizations.

This new project kicks off with former NFL players Troy Vincent and Dwight Hollier visiting the Hetrick-Martin Institute, a LGBT youth center.

The High Five Initiative will hopefully grow in the upcoming year, attracting current and former NFL players, as well as pro-sports leagues.

This is a great idea, I hope it works.

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NFL meets with LGBT Rights Groups

The NFL has met with LGBT rights to provide support for gay football players.

HuffPo has the story

Representatives from three LGBT groups -- Athlete Ally, GLAAD and You Can Play -- attended the Wednesday meeting at NFL headquarters in New York City. Former Tennessee Titan Wade Davis, who came out as gay in 2012 after he was done playing professional football, participated as well. They met with Troy Vincent, NFL senior vice president of player engagement, and several other NFL officials.

"We had a productive meeting in our office," Vincent told Outsports. "We embraced the opportunity to review with the groups our policies that prohibit discrimination in the workplace. ... In addition, we also discussed the ability of all personnel, including players, to express their opinions and feelings. We look forward to continuing the dialogue with these organizations and further educating everyone associated with the NFL about the importance of respect and inclusion in the office, the locker room and on the field."

The NHL is also taking big steps to welcome out players. I never thought I would something like this happen so fast. I hope the other major leagues follow suit.