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Jarron Collins Wears 'I'm The Straight One' Shirt

Jason and Jarron Collins are identical twins. One is straight and one is gay. To end any confusion after Jason came out as an openly gay NBA player last month, Jarron Collins is wearing this shirt: ...

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187 pro athletes' reactions to Jason Collins

Current and former professional athletes in all the big sports -- from Kobe Bryant to Kirk Gibson -- weighed in on Jason Collins coming out. And the vast majority were supportive.

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Podcast: How important is Collins coming out

Is this the most important LGBT sports story of all time?

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Where were you when Jason Collins came out?

We want to hear where you were when you first heard the historic news

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Jason Collins jersey sales spike for Wizards

The openly gay NBA player's jersey accounted for all of the custom jerseys sold by the Wizards since he came out

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The meaning of Jason Collins' coming out

The kids today will never know a world without an openly gay male pro athlete

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Jason Collins comes out as gay

Jason Collins becomes the first active pro athlete in the big leagues to come out as gay

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Magic's gay son's interview with Howard Bragman

Magic Johnson's son says his TMZ video was like a second coming out

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Video: Magic Johnson On Gay Son & Gay Athletes

The NBA legend shares thoughts on various LGBT issues with TMZ

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Phil Jackson: Gay-Athlete Question Is 'Ridiculous'

The NBA legend tells Huffington Post Live that he's never met a gay NBA player, but John Amaechi disagrees

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Magic Johnson Proud of Gay Son

Earvin Johnson III, 20, hits the town with his reported boyfriend

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Kenneth Faried joins Athlete Ally

Denver Nugget with two moms becomes first NBA player to join the group

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Kobe Bryant on Twitter: Stop Using 'Gay' as Insult

NBA star who used a gay slur publicly two years ago shows how far he's come

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Rick Welts' magic rubbing off on the Golden State Warriors

A year after hiring Rick Welts as team president, the Golden State Warriors are giving fans in the Bay Area something to celebrate for the first time in a half-decade. The Warriors sit atop the...

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GLAAD, Athlete Ally in NBA Training Video

Hudson Taylor and Aaron McQuade featured in training video for NBA rookies talking about homophobia in the league

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Cedric Ceballos Is OK With Gay Athletes

The former NBA All-Star talks to Outsports about his gay former teammate

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Rick Welts moving Golden State Warriors back to San Francisco

The Golden State Warriors have not played in San Francisco since 1966. For most of the time since then they've called (what now is) Oracle Arena in Oakland their home. But new team president Rick...

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Deadspin reaches with item wondering if Dirk Nowitzki used gay slur

Dirk Nowitzki I am a fan of Deadspin, read it daily and often find stories for this site on stuff they've run. But they are really reaching...

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NBA, players add sexual orientation protection to new labor deal

The NBA's new collective bargaining agreement adds sexual orientation protection to its non-discrimination, the league has said. According to Michael Bass, NBA Senior Vice President, Marketing...

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Rick Welts' hiring by the Warriors is the most important gay sports moment of 2011

My latest piece picked up by the Huffington Post is a column about why Rick Welts' hiring by the Golden State Warriors is the most important gay sports moment this year: While people focus on the...

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Rick Welts hired as president and COO of the Golden State Warriors

Less than two weeks after openly gay NBA executive Rick Welts left the Phoenix Suns to follow his heart, he's been hired as president and COO of the Golden State Warriors. This is big, people. It's...

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Rick Welts on NOH8, finding love, leaving the Suns, and opening closet doors in sports

Just 24 hours before his final moments as president of the Phoenix Suns, Rick Welts was looking ahead with memories of the years he was afraid to come out of the closet. Having posed hours before...

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Rick Welts resigns as Phoenix Suns president

Phoenix Suns president Rick Welts, who came out of the closet in May, has resigned as president of the Phoenix Suns. Welts told The Arizona Republic he is leaving to pursue a romantic relationship...

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Mark Cuban: 'Our fans just punked the shit out of the Miami fans'

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has been strangely silent these NBA playoffs, uncharacteristic for a guy who never hesitates to say what's on his mind. Cuban left his self-imposed cone of silence...

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Dallas Mavericks win NBA title; LeBron still without a championship ring

The verdict is in on "The Decision": TKO, Dallas in six. The Dallas Mavericks won their first NBA championship, beating the Miami Heat, 105-95, in Game 6 of the Finals. But outside of Dallas, all...

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Miami Heat playing with heart, backing up their flashy move

If you saw overtime of the Bulls-Heat game last night, I'm wondering if you saw what I saw: Big trouble for the rest of the NBA. Last summer LeBron James talked about winning five...six...seven...