Sports isn’t normally a big part of our coverage. But where it intersects with major issues in our society that changes. A number of former players from major league sports have come out over the years. But today NBA center Jason Collins became the first major leaguer to come out while an active player in the sport.
Here are responses from the White House, Bill Clinton, Joe Kennedy and Kobe Bryant. We’ll be collecting responses over the course of the day in LiveWire.
