NBA player?Jason Collins made history by becoming the first male player in major professional sports in the USA to come out as gay. He has received an enormous amount of support for his courage from the NBA, from fans, and, of course, from political leaders and other high-profile personalities. Now, he has even more to be proud of: President Obama congratulated him for his coming out. The President said of his call with Collins:
I told him I couldn’t be prouder of him. One of the extraordinary measures of progress that we’ve seen in this country has been the recognition that the LGBT community deserves full equality.
WATCH the President’s remarks here:
Shannon Barber is a self- described queer feminist and activist for LGBT rights, women’s rights, and secular rights in America. She is a lifelong lover of words, though her educational background is in computer science. She currently writes for 3 liberal websites, and keeps her own?Humor Blog?for lesbians. She hopes to change the world, one mind at a time.
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