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

warmth and loving energy, or the way he was so incredibly thoughtful about his advocacy.

He pointed to Collins choosing No. 98 on his jersey in honor of Matthew Shepard as one example. Shepard, a 21-year-old student, was tortured and killed because he was gay in 1998.

The rise of Mosier’s career as a professional triathlete and trans activist coincided continue reading …