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“Courage” and “inspiration” are words that get thrown around a lot in sports, but Jason Collins has given both ideas a brand new context.
Huge news! These sports leagues are all standing against bullying for #SpiritDay 10/19! Tell which one you are most excited about in the comments.
Go purple for #SpiritDay 10/19: http://glaad.org/spiritday
http://www.glaad.org/blog/nba-wnba-mlb-mls-nfl-nhl-nascar-diversity-all-support-spiritday
The National Basketball Association on Tuesday announced it has fined New York Knicks star Amar’e Stoudemire $50,000 for directing a gay slur at a fan via Twitter this weekend. On Sunday, the sports blog Deadspin reported that a fan tweeted at Amar’e that he needed to “come back a lot stronger and quicker to make up for this past season” and called him a “deadasss” (sic) to which Stoudamire responded “F*ck you. I don’t have to do any thing f*g.”
(Source: glaad.org)
