Jason Collins opened a door. Many LGBTQ athletes still don’t feel safe walking through it more than a decade later

do more to say, “It’s okay. I love you. I accept you. I got your back.”

“I’ve been really moved to see how much support Jason has gotten since his passing,” Taylor said. “But homophobia exists every single day. And every day we don’t address it is a day we allow that perceived risk to stay greater than the reward.”