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

for coming out – then and now.

“Jason was a good player. He wasn’t a superstar, but he was a good player and had a solid career,” Rhoden told CNN. The announcement changed how Collins was viewed by the press and the public, he said.

“He stepped out of the ordinary. The idea of a male player coming out as gay was and still is significant news,” he said.continue reading …