gay athletes

Jack Burkman, a Washington lobbyist, introduced on Monday a bill that would ban anyone who is openly gay from playing in the NFL. (You know, because the government doesn't have better things to do)

According to the new head coach of the Arizona Cardinals, a potential gay ball player will face bigger obstacles with fans then with teammates. Bruce Arians, the man who ran the Indianapolis Colts last year while Colts head coach Chuck Pagano recovered from Cancer claims fans will be the main problem not fellow players...

Jason Collins’ decision to reveal he’s gay is having quite the impact on the sports world. And not necessarily in a good way. Former Green Bay Packers safety LeRoy Butler claims an anti-bullying talk he was scheduled to give was canceled after he posted a tweet in support of Collins, in which he simply wrote, "Congrats to Jason Collins...

Whenever a big time news story breaks, you can always rely on Twitter to give you both insightful commentary and a representation from the depths of the Internet, both in 140 characters or less. This is a profile of the latter, as many people have taken it upon themselves to try and tear down NBA player Jason Collins for coming out as gay.

Jason Collins made history yesterday by becoming the first active player in major American sports to come out as gay. This is, by and large, a great thing that will hopefully lead us down a path of eventually not caring about the sexuality of anyone in this country and viewing everyone as equal. Some, however, including ESPN analyst Chris Broussard, are less enthusiastic about it, calling it an op

Jason Collins has spent 12 years in the NBA with a number of teams, most recently the Washington Wizards. However, more important than his contributions on the court is his most recent contribution off of it, as he told Sports Illustrated that he is gay, becoming the first active player in the NBA to do so.