April 29, 2013
NBA's Jason Collins comes out, makes history
In a Sports Illustrated article published online on Monday, 12-year NBA veteran Jason Collins became the first out gay active male pro athlete in the history of America's major leagues.
Basketball
April 3, 2013
Rutgers must fire basketball coach Mike Rice after violent, anti-gay tirade made public
GLAAD is calling for Rutgers University to fire basketball coach Mike Rice, after video surfaced of him using anti-gay slurs to berate players at practices, while being physically violent.
December 10, 2012
Washington D.C. ESPN Radio Hosts Inadequately Apologize for Calling Trans Basketball Player Gabrielle Ludwig "it,"
ESPN Radio hosts in Washington D.C. apologized today for having called a transgender basketball player "it" last week, but the apology only scratched the surface of how disrespectful the initial segment was.
August 24, 2012
GLAAD Teams with Athlete Ally to Train NBA Rookie Camp
Last weekend, the NBA became the first league to take GLAAD and Athlete Ally up on our offer to provide ally trainings to professional athletes - the latest in a series of big steps being taken to potentially pave the way for an openly gay male athlete in the world of major league team sports.
June 26, 2012
NBA Fines Stoudamire $50K for Anti-Gay Slur
The National Basketball Association on Tuesday announced it has fined New York Knicks star Amar'e Stoudemire $50,000 for directing a gay slur at a fan via Twitter this weekend. GLAAD, along with our partners from Athlete Ally, will meet with executives at the NBA and WNBA in the near future to discuss the possibility of providing Ally Training to all players in both leagues.
Basketball Star Hardaway Advocating for LGBT Equality in TX
If the name of former NBA All-Star Tim Hardaway sounds familiar to you even if you don't follow sports, there's a good r
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