"Yeah, I’ll say something about Jason Collins. I had a chance to talk to him yesterday. He seems like a terrific young man, and, you know, I told him I couldn’t be prouder of him. You know, one of the extraordinary measures of progress that we’ve seen in this country has been the recognition that the LGBT community deserves full equality, not just partial equality, not just tolerance but a recognition that they’re fully a part of the American family.
And, you know, given the importance of sports in our society, for an individual who’s excelled at the highest levels in one of major sports go ahead and say, this is who I am, I’m proud of it, I’m still a great competitor, I’m still seven feet tall and can bang with Shaq and, you know, deliver a hard foul — and for, you know, a lot of young people out there who, you know, are — are — are, you know, gay or lesbian, who are struggling with these issues, to see a role model like that who’s unafraid, I think it’s a great thing. And 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 — part of a family, and we judge people on the basis of their character and their performance, and not their sexual orientation. And so
I’m very proud of him. All right?"
- President Barack Obama on basketball player, Jason Collins recently coming out as a gay man.
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If you missed last night's episode of Glee, you didn't miss much. Just the part where Santana came out to her "abuelita" aka grandmother. Actually, the entire show was about Santana and the support she garnered from the rest of the Glee cast.
As many of you know by now, a policy that discriminated against "my family" was repealed yesterday, never to be heard from again. When I say "my family" I mean to say my gay brothers. This policy reprimanded gays who were in the U.S. Military. Men who have sacrificed their lives for our country... Men who have fought to defend our freedom in countless wars. They are no different than our friends and family who have given their lives to the U.S. Military. "Dad, I'm gay," the soldier uttered into his cellphone. "Always have been and always known forever," he adds.How did his father react? He tells the young soldier, "I still love you son."
"Bert and Ernie are best friends. They were created to teach preschoolers that people can be good friends with those who are very different from themselves. Even though they are identified as male characters and possess many human traits and characteristics (as most Sesame Street Muppets do), they remain puppets, and do not have a sexual orientation."
