An Athlete Came Out Today

This story was all over the sports news, as well as all of the local and national news. Really? To me, this is not a story. Don't get me wrong, what Jason Collins did today took a look of guts and courage. I am not taking away from what he did at all. However, this should not be news. People come out every single day. The fact that he is an athlete and no other athlete in the 4 major sports has come out yet is the reason people are so obsessed with this story. Everyone is wondering what his teammates and other basketball players think. Several states have legalized gay marriage. For the most part, racism isn't a huge issue in the U. S. anymore. Of course there will be people who are freaked out at the fact that Jason Collins is gay and will unfortunately ridicule him. My question is, how does someone being gay affect you? Why should someone coming out affect the way you live your life? It doesn't. I hope that as more athletes get the courage to come out, it doesn't become the top story in the news. He or she doesn't want or need the added attention. They are just another human being like you and I. However, it was nice to see a news story that wasn't depressing, like we have seen a lot lately. Jason Collins coming out today was a very big deal for him, but it should not have been the top story.