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9 June 2013
Openly gay NBA player Jason Collins marches in Boston Pride parade 4 Recently out openly gay NBA player Jason Collins, has taken part in his first gay pride parade, after coming out as gay last month.
5 June 2013
Robbie Rogers: Football in the UK is ‘more homophobic’ than in the US 4 Openly gay professional US football player Robbie Rogers, has spoken in an interview to say that he thinks the football industry in the UK is "a bit more homophobic", than in the US.
3 June 2013
NBA’s Roy Hibbert fined $75,000 for homophobic slur and swearing + Professional basketball player Roy Hibberts has been fined $75,000 (£49,173) by the National Basketball Association for swearing and using homophobic language in a press conference.
2 June 2013
NBA player Roy Hibbert apologises after using homophobic slur 7 Professional basketball player Roy Hibbert has apologised for swearing and using homophobic language in an interview, saying the remarks were "not a reflection of my personal views".
29 May 2013
US: First college men’s basketball player to come out: ‘You’ve got to be comfortable with who you are’ 5 Following the lead of other professional athletes to come out and continue playing in a US professional team sport, a Kansas college men's basketball player, appears to have become the first to come out during a college career, and said: "If you are comfortable with yourself, you can do anything."
21 May 2013
Openly gay NBA player Jason Collins honoured with courage award + Jason Collins, the NBA star who came out as gay earlier this month to a huge amount of media attention, and became the first openly gay player in a US major team sport, has received a courage award from leading gay-straight alliance organisation GLSEN.
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 columnist: Homosexuality ‘has destroyed every civilisation it has touched’ 39 Christian Post contributor Ken Hutcherson has attacked another contributor to the site for commending Jason Collins for coming out as gay, saying that homosexuality "has destroyed every civilisation it has touched", as well as "the family", and "the soul".
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.
10 May 2013
US: Jason Collins to receive courage award from LGBT organisation 2 Jason Collins, the NBA star who came out as gay last week, to a huge amount of media attention, and became the first openly gay player in a US major team sport, is to receive a courage award from a leading gay-straight alliance organisation.
9 May 2013
Poll: Over two thirds of Americans support Jason Collins’ decision to come out + A new poll has revealed that over two thirds of Americans support NBA star Jason Collins' decision to come out as gay last week.
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.
6 May 2013
US: Jason Collins and Michelle Obama to headline Democratic LGBT gala + US First Lady Michelle Obama, and recently out openly gay NBA player Jason Collins, are to headline a gala held by the Democratic Party.
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.
6 May 2013
Rapper Lil Wayne: Jason Collins coming out ‘is opening a lot of doors’ for gay sports people + Rap star Lil Wayne, has become the latest hip-hop musician to speak out in favour of NBA star Jason Collins, who came out as gay last week, saying that the massive support he received showed that "it's a fair world out there".
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.
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
Gay NBA player Jason Collins received Twitter death threats after coming out 9 The first openly gay player in a major US team sport, Jason Collins, who came out on Monday, has been subject to a tirade of abuse on the social networking site Twitter, including a number of death threats.
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".

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