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Inspired by the example of MLS player Robbie Rogers, this Cornell University soccer player comes out in his own way

From Athlete Ally:

Atticus DeProspo is a Junior Industrial and Labor Industrial Relations major and soccer player at Cornell University, and tells his coming out story below. He is also a Theatre Productions minor. 

As a young man active in collegiate athletics, I am aware that this world about which I am most passionate is not always very tolerant.  There is a strong masculinity that pervades sports, especially male sports, and I was worried about the repercussions I might face if I were honest with my teammates, parents, and family.  Because of this fear, I have kept a part myself secret for a long time: I can hold it in no longer. 

I am Atticus. I am a soccer player at Cornell University. I am a campus tour guide. I am a resident advisor in the dormitories.  I am a dancer. I am a pre-law and lighting design student. I am a human being. 

And I am gay. 

True, being gay is merely a part of the holistic man that I am. But for some reason it is a part that society likes to place emphasis on—both for better and for worse. I believe that there are many aspects to each human being on this earth that make him or her unique from everyone else.  It is what God intended and what makes this world a beautiful place....

....I am Atticus. I play soccer at Cornell. I give tours to prospective students, I advise residents in the freshmen dorms, and I do many other things.  I am embracing all of who I am, but I am not a label.  I will not be stigmatized.  I look forward to the future: if any country can adopt the tolerance and respect for others that will lead to the breakdown of stereotypes that pervade collegiate sports, America is that country.

Read Atticus' full letter here.

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Kevin Rogers, who alerted the news media to Tracy Morgan's homophobic jokes, talked to CNN today. And came out to his mom right before he goes on air

In praise of the brave Japanese electrical workers, fire fighters & helicopter pilots who are fighting to save their nation from nuclear disaster

I have been so moved by the courage of the rescue workers in sacrificing their health to help save their country and fellow citizens from the effects of a full nuclear meltdown. It is so inspiring to see them doing whatever it takes to put out the fires and cool the reactors in a wildly dangerous situation. These brave men are giants in my eyes, true bodhisattvas, kings among men. With a deep bow to them.