Five years after Jason Collins came out as gay, little progress in pro team sports
Leagues have adopted pro-LGBT policies, but athletes still don’t come out.
By Jim Buzinski | April 30, 2018Leagues have adopted pro-LGBT policies, but athletes still don’t come out.
By Jim Buzinski | April 30, 2018The free agent cornerback puts the onus not on the gay player, but on those who might have a problem with him. "It’s not going to stop you from playing football."
By Jim Buzinski | May 13, 2013But DeMario Davis and Kirk Cousins still would welcome an openly gay teammate.
By Jim Buzinski | May 10, 2013Current 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.
By Cyd Zeigler | May 6, 2013Just about every angle has been taken regarding Jason Collins' coming out, from opposition to support, religion to race, and everything in between
By Outsports | May 5, 2013In the wake of the Jason Collins coming out in the NBA, players in the NFL speak up about having gay teammates.
By Jim Buzinski | May 2, 2013A church in Wisconsin canceled a planned speech by former Green Bay Packers safety LeRoy Butler after he expressed support for NBA player Jason Collins coming out as gay. The church cited a “morals clause,” Butler said in a series of tweets: Wow, I was scheduled to speak at a church in WI, and a […]
By Jim Buzinski | May 1, 2013The reaction to the Jason Collins coming out continued the day after and here and some of the more interesting or offbeat things I found: Matthew Shepard's parents were touched by Jason Collins' decision to wear number 98 – NBA News | FOX Sports on MSN"It made me cry," she said. Collins said he did […]
By Jim Buzinski | April 30, 2013