We all knew it was coming, and finally it did: A male athlete in a major American pro sport came out as gay while still an active player
Twelve-year NBA veteran Jason Collins became that person on Monday morning, when Sports Illustrated posted an exclusive first-person account beginning, "I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay."
The story instantly dominated Monday's news cycle, getting picked up by sports and non-sports outlets far and wide. Kobe Bryant, Bill Clinton and other celebrities tweeted their support to Collins, while general sentiment on Twitter was overwhelmingly positive. Collins himself later took to Twitter to thank people for the "truly inspirational" reaction to his announcement Read more...
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