{"id":300793,"date":"2024-05-16T23:29:07","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T04:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/former-k-c-lgbtq-commissioner-says-chiefs-need-to-speak-on-harrison-butker"},"modified":"2024-05-16T23:29:28","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T04:29:28","slug":"former-k-c-lgbtq-commissioner-says-chiefs-need-to-speak-on-harrison-butker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/former-k-c-lgbtq-commissioner-says-chiefs-need-to-speak-on-harrison-butker","title":{"rendered":"Former Okay.C. LGBTQ+ Commissioner Says Chiefs Have to Converse on Harrison Butker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div readability=\"46.3336921421\">\n<section id=\"cb-719853cb2e5a8982d6efce0c4900ebd2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20240516_48aba47e232247728723171084606d93\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:fe68db8f-2bed-4c67-877d-c8395e8095f6\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Commissioner\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/48\/4by3\/2024\/05\/16\/48aba47e232247728723171084606d93_md.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Harrison Butker Justice Horn\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-719853cb2e5a8982d6efce0c4900ebd2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8ebfaa97a6e9cfe09fa298423d286164\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p><strong>Harrison Butker<\/strong>&#8216;s speech is uniting much of Kansas City against his controversial views, but the Chiefs still need to make a statement disavowing their kicker&#8217;s beliefs &#8230; so says a prominent city leader.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8ebfaa97a6e9cfe09fa298423d286164--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c416fed526c20370138f3fcdd160e3a8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-72980467-c4b8-4352-91b3-4afcc6ee6c4f-245504278-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-72980467-c4b8-4352-91b3-4afcc6ee6c4f-245504278-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Converse\" alt=\"Converse\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b7\/16by9\/2024\/05\/16\/b79498c808f547edb47f2ec464719e24_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c416fed526c20370138f3fcdd160e3a8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f93bd5800fcda1f800d86a3e1ad75273\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"32\">\n<p><strong>Justice Horn<\/strong>, the city&#8217;s former LGBTQ+ commissioner, joined us Thursday on &#8220;TMZ Live&#8221; to share his thoughts on HB&#8217;s commencement speech &#8230; and, he says citizens are pretty much in lockstep in challenging his views.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f93bd5800fcda1f800d86a3e1ad75273--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-52c993387cb17662ffae6e71dc6b96f1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>Horn says the opinions Harrison expressed &#8212; about women and the LGBTQ+ community &#8212; are not part of mainstream discourse, and, quite frankly &#8230; he says they shouldn&#8217;t be.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-52c993387cb17662ffae6e71dc6b96f1--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-cd4fd77f2f51b373929a1277ec7e8081\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-51cf6e17-338d-4b62-b92e-dcbde07a884e-584607854-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-51cf6e17-338d-4b62-b92e-dcbde07a884e-584607854-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Harrison\" alt=\"Harrison\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/51\/16by9\/2024\/05\/15\/516f1df0013749178636056e20b72148_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n           <span class=\"media-video-swipe video-block__media-video-swipe\">5\/11\/24<\/span>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Benedictine College<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-cd4fd77f2f51b373929a1277ec7e8081--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-16951dddc22cff0ca9d7da5d357ec176\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>While Horn&#8217;s clearly not happy with Harrison&#8217;s views, he doesn&#8217;t call for suspension by the league &#8230; instead, he commends the NFL for coming out strongly in its statement about Butker, and says the Chiefs need to do the same.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-16951dddc22cff0ca9d7da5d357ec176--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8c4cf23becd23048e98e397ebdb2e006\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"21.1764705882\">\n<p>ICYMI &#8230; Butker referred to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/05\/15\/chiefs-harrison-butker-evokes-taylor-swift-in-controversial-commencement-speech\/\"><strong>Pride month as a &#8220;deadly sin&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> during his speech last weekend to Benedictine College grads.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8c4cf23becd23048e98e397ebdb2e006--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-abb6241429b8d91405efedabfbe0745b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-abb6241429b8d91405efedabfbe0745b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2db4509723ad8df4769688c06f28b644\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>The NFL&#8217;s come out already, saying Harrison spoke in a personal capacity, not as a representative of the league. The Chiefs have been radio silent.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2db4509723ad8df4769688c06f28b644--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8632e6cdf60d8c9e743ebc18faa76ce0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default \">\n<div id=\"cb-8632e6cdf60d8c9e743ebc18faa76ce0-1746489673-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\" readability=\"20.4954954955\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"5.04504504505\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;It Takes All of Us&#8221; and &#8220;End Racism&#8221; were stenciled in each end zone at Arrowhead Stadium today.<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StricklyMeg?ref_src=twsrc^tfw\">@StricklyMeg<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/41ActionNews?ref_src=twsrc^tfw\">@41actionnews<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LQYHd4wqia\">pic.twitter.com\/LQYHd4wqia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsCenter\/status\/1304129850358345728?ref_src=twsrc^tfw\">September 10, 2020<\/a><br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsCenter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@SportsCenter<\/a>\n     <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8632e6cdf60d8c9e743ebc18faa76ce0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ae9c41927ca354ea0eccbad820c641fb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>JH says the team needs to make clear what it believes in &#8230; pointing out the squad has a big &#8220;End Racism&#8221; stencil in its end zone &#8212; and, it needs to show a similar commitment to the LGBTQ+ community.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ae9c41927ca354ea0eccbad820c641fb--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2524ddd389c1bea937c586ed5b3d78ad\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-06618750-61a0-4f3c-87a5-1c702f41d324-1913992559-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-06618750-61a0-4f3c-87a5-1c702f41d324-1913992559-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Harrison Butker\" alt=\"Harrison Butker\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/1a\/16by9\/2024\/05\/16\/1a69f872f7074dad82da930a7da0557d_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">ABC<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2524ddd389c1bea937c586ed5b3d78ad--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0b18c39139698b21532da49cd8531bb8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"25.6944444444\">\n<p>We also asked Horn about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/whoopi-goldberg\/\"><strong>Whoopi Goldberg<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s defense of Harrison&#8217;s right to speak his truth in this country, comparing it to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/colin-kaepernick\/\"><strong>Colin Kaepernick<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s protest. 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