Super Bowl Sunday: Colts head coach Tony Dungy supports hate groups in Indiana

Looks like Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy supports a lead homophobic group in Indiana, the Indiana "Family" Institute - an organization which promotes hate toward gays and lesbians under the guise of "supporting families values."

Dungy will serve as a "guest of honor," and give a speech at a dinner, and major fundraising event for the group on March 20.

Via HuffPo:

Why would Tony Dungy want to be honored by such an organization? These organizations exist to "protect the home" and "protect the family." But, that is what a PR professional came up with to avoid saying that they hate gays and lesbians. In other words, they only want to protect SOME families. There are millions of same sex families in our country. It perplexes me why there is even an argument about whether or not they deserve the same rights, privileges, and protections as other families. Does Tony Dungy support discriminating against them? How about the ownership of the Indiana Colts? We should ask.

I agree 100%, especially since the Colts logo appeared on the official flier for the event.

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