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“I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay. … If I had my way, someone else would have al- ready done this. Nobody has, which is why I’m raising my hand.” 
— NBA veteran
Jason Collins
 of the Washington Wizards, coming out in the May 6 issue of Sports Illustrated. Collins becomes the first gay athlete in major U.S. men’s professional sports to come out during his career. (Sports Illustrated, released online April 29)
IN THIS ISSUE
05.10.13
SUMMER TRAVEL
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| Florida bound for Pensacola, Gay Days in Orlando.
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| LGBT getaways: Pride fests, cruises and more.
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| Affordable and casual: Gay campgrounds in Ga.
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| Staycations: Plenty to do this season right here at home.
NEWS
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| U.S. Rep. David Scott is third Ga. congressman for gay marriage.
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| Gay Atlanta dad, Rep. John Lewis fight anti-LGBT bias in adoptions.
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| HRC Atlanta Dinner draws hundreds to support national cause.
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| ‘Shock’ in Atlanta as HIV vaccine trial halted.
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BRIEFS:
 Ga. governor won’t say ‘homophobia,’ two more states pass marriage equality.
ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT
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| ‘Queer Migration’ at the Atlanta Cyclorama.
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THEATER:
 ‘The Book Club Play’ gets laughs.
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FOOD PORN:
 Mexican food and ‘a place at the table.’
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BRIEFS:
 Show tunes, songwriters, circuit parties and more.
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CALENDAR
COLUMNISTS
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THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID:
Melissa Carter sees red.
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DOMESTICALLY DISTURBED:
Topher Payne explains why he’s still here.
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'QUEER MIGRATION' AT THE ATLANTA CYCLORAMA
“Now that Jason Collins has come out, he is the proverbial ‘game-changer.’ One of the last bastions of homophobia has been challenged. How many LGBT kids, once closeted, are now more likely to pursue a team sport and won’t be scared away by a straight culture?”
— Tennis star
Martina Navratilova
, who came out as a lesbian in 1981, in a first-person es-say reacting to Jason Collins’ announcement. (Sports Illustrated, April 29) rights in France (Right Wing Watch, April 17)
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OUTSPOKEN
FRIENDS & FOES IN THEIR OWN WORDS
“If you’re openly living in unrepentant sin ... that’s walking in open rebellion to God and to Jesus Christ.”
— ESPN NBA commentator
Chris Broussard
, com-menting on Jason Collins during the network show “Outside the Lines.” (ESPN, April 29)
“We regret that a respectful discus-sion of personal viewpoints became a distraction from today’s news. ESPN is fully committed to diversity and wel-comes Jason Collins’ announcement.”
— ESPN, apologizing for Chris Broussard’s commen-tary. Broussard has also issued a statement clarifying that his personal views will prevent him from reporting on the NBA and he believes Collins “displayed brav-ery.” (ESPN, April 29)
“I think America should be proud that this is just one more step in this ongoing recognition that we treat everybody fairly, and everybody’s part of a family, and we judge people on the basis of their charac-ter and their performance, and not their sexual orientation.”
President Obama
, explaining why he is “very proud” of Jason Collins. Obama called Collins the day he came out. (CNN, April 30)

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