EDGE Boston

Jason Collins would always make excuses for why he wasn’t interested in the women his twin brother and sister-in-law would set him up with on dates.

The Vikings released punter Chris Kluwe, who has been a strong support for LGBT rights, on Monday, bringing an end to his colorful and outspoken eight-year stay in Minnesota.

Some are calling Jason Collins a role model for this up-and-coming generation of gay and lesbian athletes. But in some ways, young out athletes and their supporters have helped pave the way for pros like Collins.

CNN says Howard Kurtz will address his mistaken story on gay basketball player Jason Collins on "Reliable Sources," the weekly media criticism show he hosts on the news network.

From the NBA’s Jason Collins’ coming out to the LGBT nights in countless minor and major league ballparks, the gay community is beginning to have a presence in the world of professional sports.

A Christian group has launched a petition against an ESPN writer who slammed Jason Collins for coming out and being Christian. Meanwhile, the anti-gay National Organization for Marriage has applauded the reporter.

The nation’s first sports hall of fame honoring LGBT athletes is scheduled to launch in Chicago in August.

Recently fired Florida Atlantic University Athletic Director Craig Angelos said that the university almost strikes a deal with the anti-gay fried-chicken company.

The ex-fiancee of Jason Collins, who recently became the first openly gay male professional active athlete in an American major sport, says she never questioned his sexual orientation during their 8-year relationship.

The coming-out part is over. Now Jason Collins needs a job.