Jason Colls, first openly gay athlete to play NBA, mak U.S. sports history

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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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MAGIC JOHNSON SAYS HE SUPPORTS GAY SON EJ 'A LN PERCENT': 'THIS IS REALLY WONRFUL FOR HIM'

Sports legend and AIDS activist Magic Johnson is beg herald by many for supportg his 20-year-old son, EJ, who is openly gay. The inic basketball star, 53, gave a lengthy terview to tailg the nversatn he had wh his son at "a young age" about beg gay and the stggl EJ has faced sce. * basketball player with gay son *

Sports legend and AIDS activist Magic Johnson is beg herald by many for supportg his 20-year-old son, EJ, who is openly inic basketball star, 53, gave a lengthy terview to tailg the nversatn he had wh his son at "a young age" about beg gay and the stggl EJ has faced sce.

MAGIC JOHNSON SAYS SON EJ G OUT AS GAY 'CHANGED' HIM: 'HE WAS JT SO PROUD'

EJ Johnson, the son of basketball legend Magic Johnson, spoke about what was like g out as gay to his father. * basketball player with gay son *

"We've known for a long time that my son EJ was gay, " Johnson explaed. "Johnson, a longtime ally of the lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr muny, explaed that his son's experience remd him of the plight of several young men he's enuntered through his "Magic" Johnson wh his son EJ (left); his wife, Cookie Johnson; and their dghter Elisa Johnson.

MAGIC JOHNSON ON LEARNG TO ACCEPT HIS GAY SON: 'HE CHANGED ME'

"I had to look myself the mirror and say, 'What if your son home and tells you he's gay?'" * basketball player with gay son *

Magic Johnson, a longtime ally of the gay muny, said he is not ncerned how others might view his son.

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NBA STAR MAGIC JOHNSON'S PRI AS GAY SON STEPS OUT HAND--HAND WH BOYIEND

While EJ, who is also the son of Magic’s wife Cookie Johnson, said he was out to all of his iends, but that his parents were “the last people” he spoke to about Johnson, the son of basketball legend Magic Johnson, spoke about what was like g out as gay to his father. "The former NBA player, who beme an activist for HIV/AIDS rearch after he publicly announced his HIV posive stat 1991, spoke to The New York Tim  2020 about how he ially thought might be hard for EJ given the stigma around gay men and HIV.

FORMER NBA, KENTUCKY PLAYER ISAAC HUMPHRI OUT AS ONLY ACTIVE GAY PLAYER TOP-TIER MEN'S BASKETBALL

“Very European, ” says EJ Johnson, the son of Magic Johnson, as he rells when he me out as gay to his father. I’m gay, but I didn’t want to tell my parents. Dwyane Wa has spoken ndidly about the genr journey of his son Zn, 12, who ma the cisn to intify as female and now go by the name Dogg claims he "didn’t threaten" Gayle Kg while fendg Kobe Bryant durg angry rantThe basketball star, 38, opened up durg an terview wh Ellen DeGener about parentg Zaya, who he shar wh his ex-wife Shvghn explaed that he and his wife Gabrielle Unn, 47, are "proud alli" of the LGBTQ+ muny and tailed how the uple are tg themselv on the suatn.

NBA star Magic Johnson's pri as gay son steps out hand--hand wh boyiend. "I had to look myself the mirror and say, 'What if your son home and tells you he's gay? “I had to look myself the mirror and say, ‘What if your son e home and tell you he’s gay?

Ultimately, Wa is mted to not only lovg his youngt son unndnally but speakg out agast homophobic ments aimed agast him. A 6’6, 245-pound sophomore guard, Harper Jr.

JASON COLLS SAYS HE'S GAY

Washgton is a 6’3 sophomore guard at Oh State who has bee one of the team’s most pendable players, averagg 11.

Melbourne Uned basketball player Isaac Humphri is the only active openly gay player a top-tier men's basketball league.

He publicly shared he is gay a vio published Wednday morng Atralian time, and he jos former NBA player Jason Colls -- who announced his sexualy 2013 -- as the only players a top-tier basketball league to announce they are gay the midst of their playg reer.

JASON COLLS, FIRST OPENLY GAY ATHLETE TO PLAY NBA, MAK U.S. SPORTS HISTORY

And the ma reason behd me beg so low and beg that pot is bee I was very much stgglg wh my sexualy and g to terms wh the fact that I'm gay.

Colls announced he is gay April 2013, shortly after the NBA season end, and he beme the first openly gay player to appear a top-tier basketball league Febary 2014 as a member of the Nets. Jason Colls says he's news servicApr 29, 2013, 11:46 AM ETNBA 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. "I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playg a major Amerin team sport.

Me personally gay men the locked room would make me unfortable. As Amerins grow more acceptg of gay rights and same-sex marriage.

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Jason Colls, first openly gay athlete to play NBA, mak U.S. sports history.

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