Tracy Bloom / TruthdigApr 29, 2013
With those courageous words, longtime NBA player Jason Collins made history Monday by coming out as the first openly gay athlete in major professional sports. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Mark O'Connell / TruthdigMar 6, 2013
The “It Gets Better” project is a grand achievement, and the abundant and various non-famous voices on the website offer much needed empathy and recognition. But we might consider how unhelpfully easy the lucky, privileged, "normal" few can make hope sound. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigFeb 3, 2013
Ahead of the 47th Super Bowl on Sunday, a jock has capitalized on his moment in the spotlight to continue his campaign of support for gay rights.
Ahead of the 47th Super Bowl on Sunday, a jock has capitalized on his moment in the spotlight to continue his campaign of support for gay rights. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Tracy Bloom / TruthdigFeb 1, 2013
As if the anti-gay remarks by San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver weren't enough to send the team's management into a tizzy, two of its other players are adding to the controversy by denying that they were in a video produced to combat bullying experienced by LGBT teens. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJan 24, 2013
Brendon Ayanbadejo has been an outspoken proponent of the cause, and for LGBT rights in general, since he became one of the first athletes from a major professional sport to publicly announce his support for same-sex marriage in 2009. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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