It didn’t take Jason Collins to say he’s gay to compel Jallen Messersmith to make the same announcement. Messersmith is a 6-foot-7 shot-blocking specialist from tiny Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan. He also is believed to be the first openly gay active player in U.S. men’s college basketball. Messersmith told The Associated Press on Wednesday […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — NFL MVP Adrian Peterson says he has family members who are gay whom he loves and respects. But on gay marriage, the Minnesota Vikings running back says ”that’s not something I believe in.” Peterson made his comments in a recent interview with Sirius/XM NFL radio. He was asked his thoughts on the […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The killing of a gay man who police say was taunted with homophobic slurs drew thousands of people to the scene of the crime to restore a sense of safety to one of the nation’s most gay-friendly neighborhoods. Fabio Cotza, a gay member of an interfaith Bronx church, said he looked […]
It’s just a quick kiss, but it’s a long step forward for Archie Comics’ only openly gay character Kevin Keller. The Riverdale teen finds his life turned upside down after locking lips with his boyfriend, Devon, in Pop Tate’s diner, drawing the ire of at least one disapproving Riverdale mom. The woman “gets very offended […]
Jacque Reid goes “Inside Her Story” with Chirlane McCray, a former lesbian, about her husband, Bill de Blasso’s run for NYC mayor, their marriage and their kid’s reaction to their unique story.
NEW YORK (AP) — A gunman used homophobic slurs before firing a fatal shot point-blank into a man’s face on a Manhattan street alive with a weekend midnight crowd, a killing New York’s police commissioner called an “anti-gay” hate crime. Before opening fire early Saturday, the gunman confronted the victim and his companion in Greenwich […]
In a twisted turn of events, Antoine Dodson, the former YouTube sensation and hot-pink wearing gay guy, has become one of the newest additions to the Hebrew Israelite Family. Dodson’s new faith has required him to suppress his appetite for man parts in exchange for women. Dodson told TMZ he’s no stranger to the ways […]
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Boston Celtics players are voicing support for Jason Collins. The Celtics practiced for the first time Tuesday since their former teammate said he was gay on Sports Illustrated’s website Monday. Kevin Garnett says he’s happy Collins can be himself. Jason Terry says it seems like a tremendous weight has been lifted […]
Roland Martin talks with Cleo Manago about the impact of Jason Collins’ announcement, how it affects the black community and Manago answers the question of whether Collins is a modern day hero.
When NBA center Jason Collins announced he was gay, I wondered whether his decision to speak up would encourage other gay athletes in major team sports to speak up or bolt the door even tighter. It didn’t take long for some in the blogosphere to say that the 34-year-old free agent’s announcement might make that […]
NEW YORK (AP) — NBA veteran Jason Collins became the first active male player in the four major American professional sports to come out as gay. The 34-year-old center, who has played for six teams in 12 seasons, wrote a first-person account that was posted on Sports Illustrated’s website Monday. Collins finished the season with […]
Alan Gendreau, a former kicker at Middle Tennesse State, is hoping to get picked up by a NFL squad in this year’s NFL draft. Gendreau took a year off after going un-drafted in last year’s NFL draft, he is hoping this year is his year. (Watch the full report above)
