April 29, Jason Collins, a center for the Washington Wizards, became the first male athlete to come out while playing on a professional North American sports team. The response was overwhelmingly positive. Kobe Bryant, who had his own anti-gay kerfuffle with the NBA two years ago when he uttered ‘faggot’ at a referee, spoke out…
One of the downsides of writing weekly is that you miss some good media cycles. By the time my column comes out, most of the news and analysis is done. Other than adding my kudos to the courage of Jason Collins, all there is really room for is a good old fashioned rant. Miami Dolphin’s…
(CNN) — Jason Collins is a big, end-of-bench bruiser who can harangue opposing centers. And he’s gay. Only one of those things matters — at least publicly — to NBA teams that might be considering his services for the 2013-14 season after his highly publicized coming out on Monday. “He’s a weird player in a…
(CNN) — NBA center Jason Collins’ Monday essay in Sports Illustrated revealing he’s gay was met with quick praise from his classmate at Stanford, Chelsea Clinton. “Very proud of my friend Jason Collins for having the strength & courage to be the first openly gay player in the NBA,” Clinton wrote on Twitter. Her father,…
Amid the controversy surrounding transgender individuals using public bathrooms one McDonald’s franchise in Seattle Wash. is very clear on their policy. Huffpost reported that Tuesday a Reddit user posted a photo of a memo hung in a downtown Seattle, Wash., McDonald’s. “This was posted up in my local McDonald’s. Made me smile,” the user wrote….
As a mark of respect for the victims of yesterday’s violence in Boston, Mass. the Pride Flag at University Avenue and Normal Street in San Diego flew at half-staff. Earlier President Obama had ordered flags at the White House and all federal buildings be flown at half-staff in honor of the victims of the Boston…
