Coming Out

Coming out (of the closet) is a figure of speech for an LGBT person’s disclosure of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. LGBT people who have revealed, or no longer conceal, their sexual orientation and/or gender identity are considered “out,” i.e. openly LGBT. Oppositely, LGBT people who have yet to come out or have opted not to do so are labelled as “closeted,” or being in the closet.

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Former Virginia football star Kevin Grayson comes out as gay

Wednesday, May 8, 2013
RICHMOND, Va. -- Kevin Grayson, a star wide receiver for the University of Richmond from 2008-2011, and one of the most decorated football players in Central Virginia history, has come out as gay. [ Read more → ]
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Delaware state lawmaker comes out as gay during marriage equality hearing

Tuesday, May 7, 2013
DOVER, Del. -- A Delaware state Senator came out as gay on Tuesday while giving an impassioned speech on the Senate floor moments before the chamber voted to legalize same-sex marriage. [ Read more → ]
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Olympic swimmer, Texas A&M Aggie comes out as gay

Tuesday, May 7, 2013
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- New Zealand born swimmer Amini Fonua, a student at Texas A&M University who represented Tonga at the 2012 London Olympics last year, has come out as gay. [ Read more → ]
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Young gay athletes helped pave the way for pros like Jason Collins to come out

Sunday, May 5, 2013
Some are calling Collins a role model for this up-and-coming generation of gay and lesbian athletes. But in some ways, a number of young athletes and their supporters also have helped pave the way for pros like Collins. [ Read more → ]
Jason Collins Kwaku Alston for Sports Illustrated

Gay athletes and celebrities who ‘come out’ – Are they heroes?

Saturday, May 4, 2013
Do you consider Jason Collins a hero for coming out as the first professional gay male athlete? What about Ellen DeGeneres or Anderson Cooper, Neil Patrick Harris or Rachel Maddow? Are they heros? First, let’s be clear on the definition of the word hero. Dictionary.com defines the word hero as such: "a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities." [ Read more → ]
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Jason Collins opens up to Oprah on coming out, stigmas, family acceptance

Saturday, May 4, 2013
Oprah Winfrey sat down with the Jason Collins and his family for a candid discussion about the NBA's player's announcement this week that he is gay. [ Read more → ]
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Sales of #98 jerseys surge following Jason Collins’ coming out

Thursday, May 2, 2013
WASHINGTON -- The Washington Wizards said Wednesday that the team's online store has had a significant surge in sales of jerseys with Jason Collins' number 98 since the NBA player came out as gay earlier this week. [ Read more → ]
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Matthew Shepard’s mother touched by Jason Collins’ tribute

Tuesday, April 30, 2013
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- The mother of a gay University of Wyoming student who was robbed and beaten to death in 1998 says she finds it touching that NBA veteran Jason Collins honored her son by wearing jersey No. 98. [ Read more → ]
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Jason Collins: A ‘huge weight has been lifted’ by coming out (Video)

Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Washington Wizards center Jason Collins said a "huge weight has been lifted" from his shoulders after becoming the first athlete in a major U.S. team sport to come out as gay, and that he hopes other gay athletes "raise their hand" and follow his lead. [ Read more → ]
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U.S. men’s professional sports finally joins gay rights trend

Monday, April 29, 2013
NEW YORK — Jason Collins, who came out Monday as gay while still an active NBA player, broke one of the last remaining barriers in North America for gays and lesbians in era of constant political gains and ever-growing public acceptance. [ Read more → ]
Jason Collins Kwaku Alston, Sports Illustrated

Obama reaches out to Jason Collins, says he’s impressed by his courage

Monday, April 29, 2013
WASHINGTON -- A groundbreaking pronouncement from NBA veteran Jason Collins - "I'm gay" - reverberated Monday through Washington, generating accolades from lawmakers on Twitter and a supportive phone call from President Barack Obama. [ Read more → ]
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White House, Bill Clinton, pro athletes hail Jason Collins on coming out

Monday, April 29, 2013
WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday joined the chorus of praise by commending NBA veteran Jason Collins for becoming the first active male player in the four major American professional sports to come out as gay. [ Read more → ]
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NBA’s Jason Collins: ‘I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay.’

Monday, April 29, 2013
NEW YORK — NBA veteran center Jason Collins has become the first active male professional athlete in the major four American sports leagues to come out as gay. [ Read more → ]
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Former Exodus chairman apologizes, renounces ‘reparative therapy’

Saturday, April 27, 2013
John Paulk, the former chairman of Exodus International, a Christian ministry devoted to performing controversial gay-to-straight “reparative therapy” has formally renounced his past and says he is “truly, truly sorry" for the pain he's caused by advocating for that gays could change their sexual orientation through prayer and therapy. [ Read more → ]
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‘Desperate Housewives’ gay husband Tuc Watkins comes out

Friday, April 26, 2013
Actor Tuc Watkins, who played gay neighbor Bob Hunter on ABC's "Desperate Housewives," reveals for the first time that he is gay in real life, and a single dad. [ Read more → ]
Alan Gendreau

NFL prospect could become first openly gay professional football player

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Alan Gendreau, a former kicker for Middle Tennessee State University and the leading scorer in Sun Belt Conference history, is now an NFL hopeful -- an openly gay NFL hopeful. [ Read more → ]
Brittney Griner is the No. 1 overall pick by the Phoenix Mercury in Monday's WNBA draft.Photo: Jessica Hill, AP

Brittney Griner, WNBA’s overall draft pick: ‘Be who you are’

Thursday, April 18, 2013
HOUSTON -- Standing 6' 8" tall, with an arm span of 86" and wearing a men's size 18 shoe, Brittney Griner, the Phoenix Mercury's 2013 WNBA number one Draft Pick, is an impressive figure both on and off the court. [ Read more → ]
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Gay soccer player Robbie Rogers: ‘Football hid my secret’

Sunday, April 14, 2013
Professional soccer player Robbie Rogers, in his first television interview since coming out earlier this year, describes the feeling of being gay and closeted in professional sports, and of going to work each day hoping none of his teammates figure out that he is gay. [ Read more → ]
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Ayanbadejo: Up to four NFL players may soon come out as gay

Friday, April 5, 2013
Former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo says up to four NFL players may soon come out as gay, according to a published report. “I think it will happen sooner than you think,” Ayanbadejo told The Baltimore Sun. [ Read more → ]
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Magic Johnson: I’ve known for ‘a long time’ my son is gay; ‘That’s my main man’

Thursday, April 4, 2013
Former NBA star Magic Johnson said Thursday that he's known “for a long, long time” that his 20-year-old son E.J. is gay, and said he and his wife Cookie made it clear long ago that E.J.'s entire family loved and supported him. [ Read more → ]
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