Recently out NBA player Jason Collins marched in Boston’s pride parade yesterday. Via Sports Illustrated: Delivering on a promise he made in an essay for Sports Illustrated in which he revealed that he was gay, Wizards free-agent center Jason Collins marched in Boston’s annual pride parade on Saturday. Wearing a black Nike shirt with rainbow lettering that read “#BETRUE”, Collins …
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While the haters at MassResistance were presumably marching around in furious little circles outside of Boston’s Fenway Park, openly gay NBA player Jason Collins was signing autographs before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch. While the Red Sox have been enduring some ugliness on their Twitter and Instagram accounts tonight, we can celebrate that they won on Pride Night with …
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Right Wing Watch points us to a campaign by MassResistance, one of the most vile anti-gay hate groups in the nation, which is calling on its supporters to deluge the Red Sox with demands for the cancellation of tonight’s Pride Night at Fenway Park, where recently out NBA player Jason Collins is scheduled to throw out the first pitch. The …
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Via the Advocate: Robbie Rogers made history on Sunday as the first openly gay man to play in a game in U.S. professional sports. If there was any concern about whether fans would be supportive, it was eased as the crowd stood and cheered wildly when Rogers took the field during the second half of the L.A. Galaxy’s 4-0 win …
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In February pro soccer player Robbie Rogers simultaneously came out and retired from his sport. But in the wake of the coming out of NBA player Jason Collins, Rogers has reconsidered. This morning USA Today revealed that Rogers has signed with the Los Angeles Galaxy. He told the world in February that he is gay and at the same moment …
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“Was I the only gay man of a certain demo who experienced a flicker of annoyance in the way the media treated Jason Collins as some kind of baby panda who needed to be honored and praised and consoled and—yes—infantilized by his coming out on the cover of Sports Illustrated? Within the tyrannical homophobia of the sports world, that any …
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Via press release from GLSEN: “We are incredibly proud to honor Jason Collins with our Courage Award,” said Dr. Eliza Byard, GLSEN’s Executive Director. “His decision to come out is a game-changer for sports and will have a profound impact on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth, particularly those who participate in or want to participate in …
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ABC News reports on their latest poll: Backing is widest and deepest for Collins, with 68 percent of Americans saying they support the NBA center’s decision to announce his sexual orientation. Those who “strongly” support his step outnumber his strong critics by a 3-1 margin. A substantial 63 percent in this poll, produced for ABC by Langer Research Associates, also …
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“Collins had a girlfriend of eight years. In fact, they were engaged to be married before he dumped her. This would make him ‘bisexual,’ then, wouldn’t it? So – and bear with me here – if being “gay” makes him a hero, does being ‘bi’ make him a superhero? That. Is. Awesome! I don’t know: ‘Captain Switch-Hitter’? (Sorry for the …
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Happy Place reports: Meet homophobia’s nemesis. All the anti-gay bigotry in the world is no match for the sheer fabulousness of a cute, skinny boy with ripped abs and tiny shorts wearing an American flag for a cape. In response to Jason Collins coming out, the irritating vermin of the Westboro Baptist Curch showed up on Wednesday to protest in …
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Here’s the teaser clip for Oprah’s 90-minute interview with Jason Collins, which airs Sunday at 7:30PM on OWN.
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“Straight people are not announcing they’re straight, so why does everybody have to announce their sexuality or whatever? You know, what they prefer. So that’s just how I see it. That’s my opinion on things. All respect you know, I have nothing but respect for the people whoever decisions they make and whatever, but you know, you don’t have to …
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The Daily Beast has retracted a column that claimed Jason Collins “didn’t come clean” about having been engaged to a woman in the essay Collins penned for Sports Illustrated. The Daily Beast post has been widely trumpeted on anti-gay and right wing sites. From the retraction notice: In that piece, Collins wrote, “When I was younger I dated women. I …
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“The enemy has impeccable timing. Collins is being used as a pawn, in the most dangerous game of Russian roulette for his soul. Have you ever noticed that those who support the gay agenda don’t like Christians in sports, entertainment, or media? They really don’t like us anywhere at all. Let’s take Tim Tebow as a classic example. Tebow was …
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In February pro soccer player Robbie Rogers came out and announced his retirement on the same day. But hang on, Rogers was spotted training with the Los Angeles Galaxy this week. The 25-year-old, who has 18 caps for the U.S., accepted an invitation from Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena to train with the team, which posted pictures of Rogers in …
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The news about Tebow getting cut by the New York Jets was totally squashed by the Collins story and that has the haters very, very upset.
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Nike and Absolut Vodka have also expressed support on social media. Details.
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A Wisconsin church has canceled a paid speaking engagement by former NFL player LeRoy Butler because he tweeted congratulations to Jason Collins. Butler posted to his Twitter account “Congrats to Jason Collins” on Monday afternoon, after the story broke of the NBA player coming out in a Sports Illustrated cover story. Citing a morals clause, that was enough for a …
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