Naija Gist Spot: NBA star Jason Collins becomes 1st sportsman to come out as gay

Tuesday, 30 April 2013

NBA star Jason Collins becomes 1st sportsman to come out as gay

Washington Wizards center Jason Collins made history by becoming the first active player from any US professional sports to publicly reveal he is a gay man. He came out as gay in the new issue of Sports Illustrated. In the self penned article Jason writes,

I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay. I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. But since I am, I'm happy to start the conversation. I wish I wasn't the kid in the classroom raising his hand and saying, "I'm different." If I had my way, someone else would have already done this. Nobody has, which is why I'm raising my hand,"

Read the rest of Jason's piece after the cut. Try and read it, it's a great piece...

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