Lions Set To Become First NFL Team To Host LGBT Pride Night During Game At Ford Field

After hosting "successful LGBT pride nights with three of Detroit's four major professional sports teams, the Detroit Regional LGBT Chamber of Commerce is planning another event, this one in conjunction" with the Lions this fall, according to Dave Birkett of the DETROIT FREE PRESS. Detroit Regional LGBT Chamber of Commerce CEO James Felton Keith said that the group "will host what he believes is the first LGBT pride night in the NFL" on Oct. 25 for the team's game against the Vikings. Keith said, "It means a lot, in particular the support and rapid response from (the organization)." Keith added that the team has "given his group access to a block of upper-level tickets plus rooftop seating, will acknowledge the event on the scoreboard or in some other fashion during the game, and is helping align corporate sponsorship for the event and a pre-game tailgate party" (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 6/30).