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NBA center Jason Colls on Monday announced that he's gay a story for Sports Illtrated, beg the first active player one of the four major Amerin profsnal team sports to announce that he is gay.

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HERE ARE THE 6 GAY MEN WHO HAVE BEEN OUT PUBLICLY WHILE PETG PRO BASKETBALL

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When John Amaechi me out publicly 2007, he was ahead of his time, sharg that he’s gay and a former profsnal basketball player. Sce Colls showed the world you uld be a gay man profsnal basketball, there has been a trickle of gay athlet to follow, most recently former NBA player and current Atralian pro basketball player Isaac Humphri.

HUMPHRI BE FIRST PLAYER TO E OUT AS GAY ATRALIA'S NBL

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Mandatory Cred: Nelson Chenlt-USA TODAY Sports Acquire Licensg RightsMELBOURNE, Nov 16 (Rters) - Melbourne Uned centre Isaac Humphri beme Atralia's first active male profsnal basketballer to e out as gay on Wednday, exprsg relief at puttg behd him "extremely dark tim" when he stggled wh his 24-year-old, a former U. "The ma reason behd me beg so low and beg at that pot was bee I was very much stgglg wh my sexualy and g to terms wh the fact that I'm gay. Alai Uned midfielr Josh Cavallo beme Atralia's first player to e out as gay the male top-flight A-League soccer petn last year.

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The LGBT movement emerged as early as the 1870s, but homosexual rights groups didn't appear until after World War II September 1945. To add onto the topic of the Warrrs, print Rick Welts me out as gay an terview wh the New York Tim 2011.

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His fay reportedly had mixed emotns towards the announcement, but he still changed the game, beg the first Divisn I men's basketball player to e out as gay and play gam. He also received praise om Colls and former NFL fensive end Michael Sam, who beme the first openly gay football player.

GAY PRO BASKETBALL PLAYER ISAAC HUMPHRI IS RETURNG TO HIS OLD TEAM

Denver Nuggets power forward Kenh Faried has been a gay rights supporter for a long time.

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JASON COLLS SAYS HE'S GAY

When then-Phoenix Suns print and CEO Rick Welts me out as gay May 2011, former NBA pot guard Steve Nash pledged his support favor of the LGBT muny. Nash said the vio, "A growg number of profsnal athlet are speakg out support of gay and lbian upl gettg married, I'm proud to be one of them.

Asi om his open support for gay rights, he also ns the Steve Nash Foundatn, which helps children who are affected by poverty, illns, abe or neglect, and creat opportuny for tn, play, and empowerment, Phoenix, Arizona, and Brish Columbia, Canada.

After the 2012-13 NBA season me to an end, Colls me out as gay.

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