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Derrick Gordon: ‘I couldn’t go on hiding and being somebody I’m not’
In one of his first live interviews since coming out as gay earlier Wednesday, University of Massachusetts sophomore Derrick Gordon speaks with NBC’s joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss the historic moment.
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UMass basketball player Derrick Gordon comes out as gay
AMHERST, Mass. — UMass guard Derrick Gordon has become the first openly gay player in Division I men’s basketball.
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‘Top Chef’ winner Kristen Kish reveals she’s in a same-sex relationship
Kristen Kish, the 2012 winner of Top Chef and only the second female in the show’s history to win the title, has come out, revealing in a New York Times profile that she is in a relationship with another woman.
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NCAA college football defensive end Mitch Eby comes out as gay
ORANGE, Calif. — Mitch Eby, a junior defensive end at Chapman University in Orange, Calif., has come out as gay, delivering a moving coming-out speech to his teammates on March 18 that sent them into applause.
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Neon Trees’ lead vocalist Tyler Glenn comes out as gay
Tyler Glenn, the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Neon Trees, has come out as gay.
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Arkansas high school censors yearbook profile of gay student’s coming out
SHERIDAN, Ark. — Administrators at an Arkansas high school are refusing to allow an interview with an openly gay student in this year’s yearbook because he discusses his sexual orientation.
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Klingenschmitt: ‘It’s a tragedy every time somebody comes out of the closet’
On today’s “Pray In Jesus Name” program, Former Navy chaplain Gordon “Dr. Chaps” Klingenschmitt interviewed conservative author Michel Brown about a variety of issues, including the announcement by NFL prospect Michael Sam that he is gay.
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‘Game of Thrones’ actor Kristian Nairn comes out as gay
Kristian Nairn, the Irish actor best known for his portrayal of “Hodor” on the HBO series “Game of Thrones,” said Tuesday that he is gay, telling an interviewer for WinterIsComing.net that he’s been waiting for someone to ask the question, because “it’s not something you just blurt out.”
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Notre Dame’s Matt Dooley: The hardest person to tell he is gay was himself
Notre Dame tennis player Matt Dooley said the hardest person to tell he was gay was himself. “Saying gay for the first time was extremely tough, almost choking, because you know your life will never be the same. That was the hardest part, to move forward from there,” the 22-year-old senior said Thursday.
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Ariz. lawmaker comes out: ‘I am gay, I’m a Latino, I’m a state senator and it’s OK’
PHOENIX — Arizona state Sen. Steve Gallardo of Phoenix has come out as gay, becoming the third openly gay lawmaker in the Arizona state legislature.