Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Compilation of Reactions to Collins' Coming Out
Yesterday was a landmark day in the world of sports, as Jason Collins became the first active professional male athlete to openly admit that he was gay, an announcement the world anticipated, but didn't know from whom or when it would come. As expected, an issue as polarizing as homosexuality drew quite a reaction from athletes and celebrities alike. Mother Jones did an awesome job pulling a huge number of these celebrity reactions together, and put them into one document, something I was hoping each news organization would do, because after the announcement, it's the reactions that make the news. http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2013/04/awesome-tweets-jason-collins-nba-gay-athlete .
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I agree that the reactions are a major part of news nowadays. There's so much feedback on social media to every news story, and especially in one like this, the reaction of Collins' peers were sure to get some press. Another interesting aspect of the Collins story is the fact that he had a female fiancee up until 2009, and was with her for 7 years. I'm not sure if people are aware of this yet, but it's sure to get a decent amount of coverage as well.
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