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Jason Collins, the first active athlete to come out as being gay in one of the four U.S. major professional sports leagues, shakes hands with Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Texas Rangers at Fenway Park in Boston, Thursday, June 6, 2013. Collins played for six NBA teams in 12 seasons. He was dealt in a midseason trade from the Boston Celtics to the Washington Wizards and becomes a free agent July 1. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Collins will be joined during the interview with his twin brother, former NBA player, Jarron and their parents Portia and Paul Collins

Jason Collins' announcement that he is gay drew applause from sports folks around the world, including longtime basketball veterans Jerry Reynolds and Jim Les. In this photo provided by ABC, NBA basketball veteran Jason Collins, left, poses with George Stephanopoulos during an interview, Monday, April 29, 2013, in Los Angeles. In a first-person article posted Monday on Sports Illustrated's website, Collins became the first active player in one of four major U.S. professional sports leagues to come out as gay. The interview aired on "Good Morning America" on Tuesday.

Each time a prominent gay person "comes out," a little bit of intolerance dies. In this photo provided by ABC, NBA basketball veteran Jason Collins, left, poses for a photo with television journalist George Stephanopoulos, Monday, April 29, 2013, in Los Angeles. In a first-person article posted Monday on Sports Illustrated's website, Collins became the first active player in one of four major U.S. professional sports leagues to come out as gay. He participated in an exclusive interview with Stephanopoulos, which is scheduled to air on Good Morning America on Tuesday. FILE - In this J...

The same week NBA free agent Jason Collins announced he is gay, Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried received an NBA award for his work in the community, notably for prompting gay acceptance.

The woman said said Collins revealed to her last weekend that he was gay and that it was the real reason he had ended their relationship

Richard Hall[img]2041231[/img] Dear Westboro Baptist Church, Really, guys, REALLY? Tonight, you’ll be in OKC protesting Game 5 of the NBA Playoffs bout between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Houston Rockets, all because professional basketball player Jason Collins recently came out of the closet. You blame everything that goes wrong in the world on homosexuality, based purely on your congregation’s dangerously extreme ideologies to the point where you’re mostly referred to as a hate group. But you need to know something: You guys are your own worst enemy. [img]2041230[/img] When your entire...

Jason Collins is the cover athlete for this week's Sports Illustrated that reports a groundbreaking moment in professional sports. It's a topic that can be politically, socially, and religiously charged, but regardless of your stance you have to hand it to the guy and be happy for him. That took some courage and character and from his column with Franz Lidz it's obvious he's a stand up guy. But being thorough as we are wont to do here at WTLC, let's take a look at some alternate covers. Alternate #1: Russell Westbrook, Patrick Beverley, and Jadakiss. Alternate #2: The Rockets: White...