Nba Star Jason Collins Comes Out As A Gay

Jason Collins came out in 2013 and played for the Brooklyn Nets in 2014.

Nba star jason collins comes out as a gay. NBA center Jason Collins comes out as gay In a first-person story in Sports Illustrated he becomes the first active player in one of four major US. LGBT Sports history is richer because of Jason Collins Retired NBA player Jason Collins remains the only out gay athlete to compete in the regular season in any of the major American sports. NEW YORK With the simplest of sentences NBA veteran Jason Collins set aside years of worry and silence to become the first active player in one of four major US.

The 34-year-old a free agent who has played with the Washington Wizards and the Boston Celtics this past season tells Sports Illustrated. NBA center Jason Collins has become the first male US. Athlete in a major professional sport to come out as gay.

After the 201213 NBA season concluded Collins publicly came out as gay. The first player in any of the major pro sports to come out as openly gay. NBA Veteran Center Jason Collins Comes Out As Gay NBA veteran center Jason Collins has come out of the closet announcing his homosexuality in an in-depth column for Sports Illustrated.

Jason Collins center came out as gay in a magazine interview this week making him the first openly homosexual athlete in the NBA Only one prominent critic has emerged an ESPN. US basketball player Jason Collins has come out as gay the first active male athlete in a major American professional team sport to do so. He became a free agent and did not play again until February 2014 when he signed with the Nets and became the second openly gay athlete to play in any of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada following Robbie Rogers who did so in 2013 with the LA Galaxy.

He was previously in an eight-year relationship with former WNBA player Carolyn Moos who he popped the question to but called off their wedding in 2009. Professional sports leagues to. Jason Collins the first openly gay NBA player has spoken about the powerful words Barack Obama said to him after he came out.

Jason Collins who played with the NBAs Washington Wizards this season has disclosed that he is gay making him the first active openly homosexual athlete in the four major American pro team. In a Sports Illustrated story NBA center Jason Collins came out becoming the first openly gay active player in major sports. I didnt set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport.