i am alex wagner, in for lawrence o donnell. today for the first time in our nation s history, a male athlete on a major sports team is openly gay. jason collins writes in this week s issue of sports illustrated i am a 34-year-old nba center, i am black, and i m gay. collins a 12 year veteran of the nba, from los angeles, played for stanford university and most recently the washington wizards. he writes the more that speak out the better, gay or straight. starts with president obama mentioning the 1969 stonewall riots that launched the gay rights movement during his second inaugural address. here is what president obama said that day. we, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths, that all of us are created equal, is the star that guides us still, just as it guided our forebearers through seneca
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