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First openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport comes out ...[NBA]
The Hour ^ | 4/29/13

Posted on 04/29/2013 9:54:34 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper

The first openly gay athlete in American sports has come out in a column to be printed in Sports Illustrated. You can read his column in Sports Illustrated here. A 12 year NBA veteran center, Jason Collins wrote a column for Sports Illustrate that simply starts: "I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay."

(Excerpt) Read more at m.thehour.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: nba; oldnews; sodomy
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To: SoFloFreeper
Still not going to have acceptance by those who believe in God's words.

God is love.

Not lust.

21 posted on 04/29/2013 10:02:39 AM PDT by Christie at the beach
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To: SoFloFreeper

What he does in private is between he and God. Why does he (do they)feel the need to puke this stuff all over the rest of us?


22 posted on 04/29/2013 10:02:43 AM PDT by Edgar3 (Don't THREAD on me!)
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To: Edgar3

Who cares if they are gay? It should make the news if they don’t get arrested.


23 posted on 04/29/2013 10:05:41 AM PDT by AppyPappy (You never see a massacre at a gun show.)
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To: SoFloFreeper
Still doesn't make me interested in what they do in the free time ~ no more than Wilt Chamberlin and his 20,000 groupies.

Guy better keep it tightly tucked in there on the court.

24 posted on 04/29/2013 10:06:19 AM PDT by muawiyah
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To: John W
re: “I’ve never sought the spotlight.”

Ditto what you said. I dislike people who say "It's not about me." or "I'm not doing this for the attention."

If that's the case, then why, pray tell, are they using a very personal story to stick their name in the headlines? I'd never even heard of the guy before now, never mind having any concern about who he was schtupping.

I saw a previous FR poster refer to these stories as "Crotch Politics". Appropos, sez me.

25 posted on 04/29/2013 10:09:29 AM PDT by wbill
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To: AppyPappy

One I just heard. The next breaking news will an announcement about the first openly good player on the Charlotte Bobcats.


26 posted on 04/29/2013 10:12:40 AM PDT by AppyPappy (You never see a massacre at a gun show.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Dudes got some moves..... Played with six NBA teams in 12 years.


27 posted on 04/29/2013 10:13:46 AM PDT by deport
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To: SoFloFreeper

I stopped watching thug ball when Dr. J and those real basketball players retired. Have not missed it a minute.


28 posted on 04/29/2013 10:14:08 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: SoFloFreeper

Remember when sports used to be enjoyable.....before the Democrats started using it as a place to preach. Remember when music used to be enjoyable......before the Democrats used it as a place to preach. Remember when television used to be enjoyable.....before the Democrats started using it as a place to preach. Remember when movies used to be enjoyable.....before Democrats started using them as places to preach. Remember when church used to be enjoyable......until the Democrats started using them as a place to preach. Remember when school used to be enjoyable.....OK school was never enjoyable but the Democrats have made it worse with their preaching. The Democrats intentionally screwup everything they touch.


29 posted on 04/29/2013 10:14:49 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: SoFloFreeper

And he’s a Washington Wizard...so who cares?


30 posted on 04/29/2013 10:15:41 AM PDT by struggle
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To: SoFloFreeper

Gangstas, rapists, dopers... and now the hearts of the sportsworld are all aflutter, celebrating faggotry. Like it were some kind of badge of honor.

Used to love sports. Never watch any of it anymore. The whole scummy sports media and its degenerate culture make me want to puke.


31 posted on 04/29/2013 10:16:59 AM PDT by greene66
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To: blueunicorn6

The common people must never be allowed one moment when they are not thinking about the ruling elite.

The ruling elite is deeply narcissistic. We must think about them and our duties to them at every waking moment.


32 posted on 04/29/2013 10:20:19 AM PDT by squarebarb ( Fairy tales are basically true.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

I do not care. Why don’t all the other players “come out” and say they are heterosexual? Mental illness to be so obsessed with telling people who you like to have sex with.


33 posted on 04/29/2013 10:22:22 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: Christie at the beach
All this is an agenda to destroy marriage.

People of all faiths, all Christians should not watch these games any longer to protest this agenda. Don't complain if you go right along with this indoctrination crap. It has nothing to do with sports/ or talents, it's an agenda; wake up.

34 posted on 04/29/2013 10:22:26 AM PDT by Christie at the beach
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To: SoFloFreeper

Obama will be calling Jason soon.


35 posted on 04/29/2013 10:23:00 AM PDT by pallis
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To: SoFloFreeper

So? Is he a good player?


36 posted on 04/29/2013 10:26:20 AM PDT by al_c (http://www.blowoutcongress.com)
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To: SoFloFreeper
Who said he's the first gay athelete to "come-out"


37 posted on 04/29/2013 10:27:56 AM PDT by ThomasMore (Islam is the Whore of Babylon!)
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To: Edgar3
Why does he (do they)feel the need to puke this stuff all over the rest of us?

Because they know it's disgusting to most of us and want to FORCE us to "celebrate" their perversion.

When you meet a homosexual "marriage" advocate start describing in detail homosexual sexual practices and the results. See if they approve of THAT.

38 posted on 04/29/2013 10:28:53 AM PDT by jimt (Fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Doesn’t the NBA’s target demographic frown on this sort of thing?


39 posted on 04/29/2013 10:31:01 AM PDT by RPTMS
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To: SoFloFreeper

“I’m black. And I’m gay.”

Holy Cow!!!...he’s black!


40 posted on 04/29/2013 10:41:27 AM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt ("When you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill)
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