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Gay NBA Player Jason Collins: I Came Out to the Clintons Before I Came Out Publicly

July 25, 2016 by Andy Towle Leave a Comment

Jason Collins

NBA player Jason Collins appeared with his twin brother Jarron at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Monday evening, and told the crowd that he came out as gay to the Clintons before coming out publicly.

Said Jason:

“My dream was to play in the NBA and to live my authentic life as a proud gay man at the same time. I was able to accomplish both of those goals because of the people who have supported me throughout my life. Before I came out to the world on the cover of Sports Illustrated, I came out privately to the Clinton family. I’ve known their family for almost 20 years. I knew that they would accept me for who I was and that they would help pave a path for others to do the same. I am forever grateful for their words of wisdom back then and for their unconditional support. They knew that my sexual orientation made no difference in my ability to play basketball. Just as someone’s gender makes no difference in his or HER ability to lead our nation.”

Jason Jarron Collins

Added Collins:

“Hillary has defended the LGBT community for years…from co-sponsoring the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act to helping pass the first-ever UN resolution on LGBT human rights to making sure transgender individual’s passports can reflect their true gender…this November we must elect Hillary Clinton.”

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