All posts tagged "jason collins"
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Jason Collins, first openly gay NBA player, tests positive for COVID-19
Collins believes he was infected after attending the Brooklyn Nets' Pride Night earlier this month
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Documentary “Alone in the Game” captures the stories of young LGBTQ athletes
Producer David McFarland is hopeful that major league LGBTQ athletes will come out in the future
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Jason Collins says NBA is ready for another openly gay player
Collins said that fears over lost endorsements should no longer stop an athlete from coming out
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Jason Collins praises Hillary Clinton in Democratic convention speech
–Jason Collins, a former player for the Brooklyn Nets for 13 years and the first openly gay man in the National Basketball Association (NBA), addressing...
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Joe Biden named keynote speaker for HRC National Dinner
Vice-President Biden to address the organization's sold-out national dinner in Washington, D.C.
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Grant Hill, Renee Richards and Salesforce earn Athlete Ally awards
Athlete Ally, the organization promoting LGBT inclusion in sports, has announced it will honor NBA star Grant Hill, tennis champion Renée Richards and cloud computing...
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Court Sense (Opinion)
For a sport historically open to lesbians, professional tennis is behind the times when it comes to gay male athletes
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Robbie Rogers disappointed other closeted athletes have not come out
— Out soccer star Robbie Rogers, who plays for LA Galaxy, speaking with GQ. Rogers expressed his disappointment with fellow sports stars who’ve refrained...
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Rewarding Marriott at the NGLCC Dinner
Marriott International to receive award for corporation of the year at NGLCC's annual gala
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Marriott shows its true rainbow colors
Marriott shows its true rainbow colors
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Gay NBA athlete Jason Collins one of TIME’s ‘100 Most Influential People’
“Jason has always maintained he’s first a basketball player. He is. But he’s also a leader and an inspiration. For Michael Sam, Derrick Gordon and...
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Twice as Good
Feb. 5 would have been Trayvon Martin's 19th birthday. Jordan Davis would have turned 19 on Feb. 16. There are too many other cases like...
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Jason Collins signs with Brooklyn Nets to become the first openly gay athlete in the NBA
“The decision to sign Jason was a basketball decision. We needed to increase our depth inside, and with his experience and size, we felt he...
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Fuzzy Little Balls
I was still in elementary school when I first began banging tennis balls against the cinder-block side of my grandparents' garage using an old wooden...
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Obama returns to Chicago to push for Illinois gay marriage bill
With the clock ticking, President Barack Obama urged Illinois lawmakers to approve marriage-equality legislation during a fundraiser in Chicago Wednesday night, stating he is “absolutely...
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