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20 May 2013
Brittney Griner: University basketball coach told me not to come out 1 Recently out, openly lesbian US basketball star Brittney Griner, has spoken out to say that her college basketball coaches asked her not to come out, in case it damaged the reputation of the team for prospective recruits.
16 May 2013
US: Basketball star Jason Collins’ twin says he missed ‘red flags’ signalling that his brother is gay 2 Appearing on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show, recently out gay NBA star Jason Collins and his twin brother Jarron, discussed their brotherly relationship, the latter joking that he missed "red flags" which suggested Jason was gay.
9 May 2013
US college football star: Why can’t I be on the winning team, as well as being openly gay? 6 A former University of Richmond American football star has come out as gay, asking why he can't be a successful, professional athlete, as well as being open about his sexuality.
7 May 2013
Former NFL player Tony Casillas: I knew that I was playing with gay athletes in the past + Long-time NFL player Tony Casillas, has spoken out to say that he played with gay American footballers in the past, and that he knew they were gay at the time.
6 May 2013
Jason Collins to Oprah Winfrey: I had ‘so much angst’ about coming out as gay 1 NBA star Jason Collins, who last week came out as gay, and became the first active player in a major US team sport to come out as gay, has spoken to Oprah Winfrey about the "angst" he had about taking the steps to coming out, but has said he is glad he did it.
5 May 2013
Jason Collins and Michelle Obama to appear at Democrat LGBT fundraiser 3 The first lady of the United States will appear along the recently-out NBA star Jason Collins at an LGBT fundraiser later this month.
3 May 2013
NFL player LeRoy Butler: As a role model, I can’t take back my congratulations to Jason Collins 11 Former NFL player and Super Bowl Champion LeRoy Butler, who had an appearance at a Wisconsin church cancelled over a congratulatory tweet to recently out gay NBA payer Jason Collins, has said he would not take back the tweet because of kids looking up to him.
2 May 2013
NFL player: I respect Jason Collins but ‘why does everybody have to announce their sexuality?’ 94 An NFL player has spoken out to congratulate NBA star Jason Collins for coming out as gay, but has questioned why gay athletes felt the need to "flaunt" their sexuality.
2 May 2013
Former NFL player: Unlike the NBA, ‘football isn’t ready’ for a gay player 10 A former NFL player and Super Bowl MVP, has spoken out on the news that NBA star Jason Collins had come out as gay, and said that "football isn't ready", for openly gay players.
2 May 2013
US: University basketball league ‘believes strongly in supporting equality’ 1 A US University basketball conference has reiterated its support for equality, and has said it supports gay players who wish to come out and continue playing.
2 May 2013
US: Church to picket basketball playoff games because ‘the NBA is full of fags’ 38 The adamantly homophobic US Westboro Baptist Church (WBC), synonymous with its “God hates fags” slogan, is to picket two NBA playoff games, denouncing Jason Collins for coming out, and saying that "God hates the NBA" because it is "full of fags".
1 May 2013
US: Church cancels former NFL player’s speech over congratulatory tweet to Jason Collins 13 A former NFL player and Super Bowl Champion, has had a speaking appearance cancelled by a church over a congratulatory tweet he sent to recently out NBA star, Jason Collins.
1 May 2013
Former Leeds footballer who came out as gay in February may return to play in the US 3 Former Leeds United footballer Robbie Rogers, who came out as gay in February shortly after retiring from the sport, may return to play, as he resumes training with a US team.
30 April 2013
NFL player Chris Kluwe on why he supports the gay community: ‘It’s the right thing to do’ 5 NFL player and human rights campaigner Chris Kluwe has written an impassioned opinion piece in which he addresses the question of why, as a straight man, he supports the gay community.
30 April 2013
Obama: ‘I couldn’t be prouder of NBA player Jason Collins’ decision to come out as gay’ 19 President Obama says he told basketball player Jason Collins that he "couldn't be prouder of him" for coming out as gay while playing in a major US sports league.
30 April 2013
Bryan Fischer: Jason Collins will be rejected by teammates for ‘eyeballing’ them in the shower 26 US Christian radio host Bryan Fischer, has weighed in on media attention surrounding NBA star Jason Collins' coming out, to say that teammates, and teams would reject him because he would be "eyeballing" men in the shower.
30 April 2013
Video: ESPN reporter says Jason Collins’ coming out is an ‘open rebellion to God’ 37 A reporter on US television sports channel ESPN, has commented on the coming out of NBA star Jason Collins, to say that he thinks it is an "open rebellion to God", and that "lifestyle", is "a sin".
30 April 2013
John Amaechi: The NBA is light years ahead of British football when it comes to dealing with gay players 8 British football still has a long way to go in accepting gay players, retired basketball star John Amaechi has said.
30 April 2013
US: NFL player tweets homophobic message hours after first NBA player comes out as gay 25 Just hours after the NBA's Jason Collins became first openly gay athlete in any major US team sport came out, a player from the NFL tweeted to say that he didn't understand why a male athlete would "wanna mess with other guys".
29 April 2013
Bill Clinton congratulates NBA star Jason Collins for coming out and says ‘it’s an important moment for sport’ 1 Bill Clinton has praised Jason Collins for going public about his sexuality, becoming the first NBA player to come out as gay and continue their career.

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