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Phoenix Suns president and CEO Rick Welts, in an effort to breach what he sees as the tiptoed-around topic of homosexuality in men's team sports, recently met with friends, associates and a newspaper reporter to reveal he is gay.
Welts, believed to be the first man in a prominent position in men's sports who has declared his homosexuality, says he wants to now mentor other gay people who seek to pursue a career in sports, according to The New York Times.
http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=6553603
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In other coming out news, Don Lemon, the weekend prime-time news anchor for CNN, has come out.
In his revealing, upcoming memoir, “Transparent” - due out in June - Lemon, 45, writes about his life and career, and shares the personal details of how he had grown up not knowing his father, how he had suffered abuse by someone close to him. And that he is gay.
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2011/05/cnn-news-anchor-don-lemon-to-walk-in-the-truth-reveals-he-is-gay/
Welts, believed to be the first man in a prominent position in men's sports who has declared his homosexuality, says he wants to now mentor other gay people who seek to pursue a career in sports, according to The New York Times.
http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=6553603
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In other coming out news, Don Lemon, the weekend prime-time news anchor for CNN, has come out.
In his revealing, upcoming memoir, “Transparent” - due out in June - Lemon, 45, writes about his life and career, and shares the personal details of how he had grown up not knowing his father, how he had suffered abuse by someone close to him. And that he is gay.
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2011/05/cnn-news-anchor-don-lemon-to-walk-in-the-truth-reveals-he-is-gay/