{"id":18972,"date":"2012-05-18T07:09:28","date_gmt":"2012-05-18T12:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=18972"},"modified":"2012-05-18T07:09:28","modified_gmt":"2012-05-18T12:09:28","slug":"manny-pacquiao-gay-comments-update-floyd-mayweather-jr-apologies-more-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=18972","title":{"rendered":"Manny Pacquiao GAY COMMENTS UPDATE \u2013 Floyd Mayweather, JR., Apologies &amp; More \u2013 Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=18972\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6322\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"manny-pacquiao (Copy)\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/manny-pacquiao-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>The Courage Campaign, an online progressive organizing network with over 750,000 members, today celebrated boxer Manny Pacquiao\u2019s apology to the LGBT community for his anti-gay remarks. His apology came after the campaign mobilized a large, swift public response to the fighter\u2019s statements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the gay community, I apologize. I\u2019m against same sex marriage, but I\u2019m not condemning you. My favorite verse is \u2018Love one another as you love yourself. Love your neighbor.\u2019 So, I love everybody!\u201d stated Pacquiao in an interview on \u201cExtra.\u201d<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. made the following statement on Twitter: \u201cI stand behind President Obama and support gay marriage. I\u2019m an American citizen and I believe people should live their life the way they want.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Courage Campaign Chair Rick Jacobs said, \u201cPacquiao came out for gay people. Mayweather came out for gay people and marriage. We look forward to the day that Pacquiao will complete the journey that President Obama and so many others are on and realize that love is love &#8212; that marriage is civil and in no way affects one&#8217;s religious beliefs. When public figures talk to their fans, and to all of us, about supporting gay people and same sex marriage, it\u2019s is a huge victory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Courage Campaign is an online organizing network that empowers more than 750,000 grassroots and netroots activists to push for progressive change and full equality in California and across the country.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Family-Secret-Forris-Day-Jr\/dp\/B004GLZ4YG\/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1309134704&amp;sr=1-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11987\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"family secret ad pic\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/family-secret-ad-pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/BookStore\/BookDetail.aspx?Book=232300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11989\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"boxing interviews ad bio\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/boxing-interviews-ad-bio1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?page_id=1371\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11990\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"advertise header2\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/advertise-header2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Courage Campaign, an online progressive organizing network with over 750,000 members, today celebrated boxer Manny Pacquiao\u2019s apology to the LGBT community for his anti-gay remarks. His apology came after the campaign mobilized a large, swift public response to the fighter\u2019s statements. \u201cTo the gay community, I apologize. 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