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re: First Open Gay Athlete in American Team Sports
Posted on 4/29/13 at 10:58 am to TreyAnastasio
Posted on 4/29/13 at 10:58 am to TreyAnastasio
The comments section, smh.
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We really need to re-start research on prevention and a cure for this disorder. So much heartache, sickness, and immorality associated with this disorder. Cure it, prevent it, and everyone will be happier, including those of us who are tired of hearing about it. His poor parents.
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Posted on 4/29/13 at 10:58 am to Augustus
Nothing you can do about stupid
Posted on 4/29/13 at 11:00 am to TreyAnastasio
Move over Jackie Robinson, America has a new hero.
Posted on 4/29/13 at 11:00 am to TreyAnastasio
and he's gota be on the wizards 
Posted on 4/29/13 at 11:00 am to BIGDAB
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Besides Kerry Rhodes.
He ghey with Kevin Hart?
Posted on 4/29/13 at 11:01 am to TreyAnastasio
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being outed on the internet
That is why I say be who you are. If you get outted who cares?
The people who don't like the fact that he is gay aren't going to care how the story comes out. They are just going to hate him because he is gay.
I think situations like this are why gay people feel it is a huge deal to come out.
Posted on 4/29/13 at 11:01 am to SabiDojo
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Especially in the African American community, where being homosexual is....well....complicated.
What's great about the black community as a whole, is that thugs/drug dealers/murderers get more respect and love than a gay black person.
Posted on 4/29/13 at 11:08 am to Kracka
Robbie Rogers (former US soccer player and MLS player) retired a few months ago because he came out. He had last played in England.
He is only 25 or so, so I think he could come back and play in the MLS or something if he wants.
He is only 25 or so, so I think he could come back and play in the MLS or something if he wants.
Posted on 4/29/13 at 11:10 am to Kracka
I know it's dumb, but I'm sort of disappointed that I've never heard of this guy. I don't follow basketball like I used to.
Also, if he's a free agent, is he technically in the NBA? I guess we'll do with him like we do with President Obama. He's really as much white as he is black, and yet he's considered the first black president. Doesn't really bother me, but if you are going to be precise about it....
Also, if he's a free agent, is he technically in the NBA? I guess we'll do with him like we do with President Obama. He's really as much white as he is black, and yet he's considered the first black president. Doesn't really bother me, but if you are going to be precise about it....
Posted on 4/29/13 at 11:11 am to Kracka
This isn't really big news to me. We've already had retired athletes come out and say they were gay. Collins is basically retired already and if he does play next year he'll be like a 12th man. Plus he wasn't much more than a scrub his entire career anyway. Wake me when someone comes out in the prime of his career
Posted on 4/29/13 at 11:12 am to tigerfan88
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Wake me when someone GOOD comes out in the prime of his career
yeah, basically.
Posted on 4/29/13 at 11:14 am to baybeefeetz
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I know it's dumb, but I'm sort of disappointed that I've never heard of this guy.
Well, if Lebron James was gay, we'd already know about it. With the way things are, a high profile player would find it very hard to stay in the closet.
Posted on 4/29/13 at 11:14 am to Choupique19
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Move over Jackie Robinson, America has a new hero.
For real, now every NBA team will have to retire whatever number this guy wears and we will have to have Jason Collins day every year from here to eternity. Can't wait!
Posted on 4/29/13 at 11:15 am to ProjectP2294
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First Open Gay Athlete in American Team Sports
Gay.
Posted on 4/29/13 at 11:20 am to RandySavage
From this point on, no NBA will be allowed to wear the numbers 34,98,31,9,24,28 and 12.
Posted on 4/29/13 at 11:20 am to TreyAnastasio
I'm not reading this thread, so I apologize if already discussed. It seems as if each athlete that has come out recently is a free agent or trying to get a tryout. It is almost as if they are using their sexuality to promote themselves. Turning the traditional thinking that an openly gay athlete will be ostracized and, in a way, challenging a team to get the publicity of being the first team to accept an openly gay athlete.
May just be my cynical mind at work.
May just be my cynical mind at work.
Posted on 4/29/13 at 11:22 am to WDE24
Yea, that's pretty much the whole thread
Posted on 4/29/13 at 11:25 am to Tiger1242
Im a staunch right winger and even I could care less, if two guys wanna bang each others brains out and take the tax breaks of married people then so be it. More women for the rest of us....don't see why this is such a big deal in this country, gay people are still people and even though they can't procreate and even though it's flat out gross and I can't imagine why women even find our hairy asses attractive........but at the end of the day they wanna be treated as equals yet expect special treatment for announcing how gay they are? 
Posted on 4/29/13 at 11:26 am to WDE24
Who else has come out?
Posted on 4/29/13 at 11:28 am to ThaBigFella
I mean, it's still a big deal
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