gay athletes

Sam Is Gay. Too Bad He Can’t Play

Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 8:03 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

No heterosexual was prouder than I was last year when Michael Sam became the first openly gay player drafted into the NFL. He made history, but I had misgivings almost immediately. Not least because he signed with the Oprah Winfrey Network to turn his Football career into a Kardashian-style reality show even before he signed… Read more.

Michael Sam a More Worthy Jackie Robinson of Gay Athletes than Jason Collins

Monday, May 12, 2014 at 7:07 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Michael Sam made history (of sorts) on Saturday when the St. Louis Rams selected him in the seventh and final round of this year’s NFL Draft. But it’s important to keep his selection in context. Here, in this regard, is what I wrote earlier this year, when everyone hailing Sam today was hailing Jason Collins,… Read more.