Veteran NBA basketball star Jason Collins has come out as the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. The Stanford graduate shared his story in an essay for Sports Illustrated ...

Jason Collins represents courage and bravery as he battles a terminal brain cancer diagnosis and is an LGBTQ sports hero The ...

Jason Collins announced in September that he was battling a brain tumor. This week, the 13-year NBA veteran player and league ambassador — famously the first pro athlete to come out as gay while still ...

Ryan is a reporter at The Advocate, and a graduate of New York University Tisch's Department of Dramatic Writing, with a focus in television writing and comedy. She first became a published author at ...

Jason Collins revealed he has Stage 4 glioblastoma, a highly aggressive brain cancer. Collins is pursuing advanced treatment, including a novel method targeting glioblastoma proteins. He vows to "give ...

Jason Collins has been diagnosed with Stage 4 glioblastoma. The former basketball pro, who made headlines in 2013 when he became the first active NBA player to come out as gay, announced his diagnosis ...

Writing at Colorlines, Jamilah King says that this movement has been in the works for years and has a diverse set of characters. Sexuality and sports make for a complicated mix. Throw in race and the ...