Jason Collins

A couple days ago Jason Collins announced that he was gay. The reason this event is receiving so much media coverage is that he was the first male professional athlete to announce being gay. For the most part, the athletic world has been very supportive, as President Obama even called him to support him. Click here to read more about this event.

What is interesting to me is that it took such a long time for an athlete to come out. Although being gay has not been completely accepted amongst society, there have been large strides for this.  Many people are hopeful that this event will give more people hope in the future, and push for gay rights in society. But it seems like professional athletes have a long way to go considering Collins is the first ever athlete to come out. Why do you think that is?