Charles Barkley says ‘homophobic’ society preventing more gay athletes from coming out
“There is such animosity toward the gay community and that's what really unfortunate."

“There is such animosity toward the gay community and that's what really unfortunate."

“That’s unfortunate”: Charles Barkley makes strong statement on "homophobic society" after former NBA player Jason Collins' death Sportskeeda

Charles Barkley says not much has changed when it comes to gay athletes coming out due to societal pressure. In an Inside the NBA tribute to the late Jason Collins, the NBA’s first openly gay active player, who passed on May 12, Barkley shared that homophobia is a key reason why many gay athletes keep […] The post Charles Barkley reveals why more gay athletes don’t come out appeared first on ClutchPoints.

It comes after Jason Collins, who became the first active athlete in the 'Big Four' American sports leagues to come out as gay, died this week at 47 after a battle with brain cancer.

Jannik Sinner targeted with homophobic, anti-LGBTQ slogans at Italian Open in shocking incident Sportskeeda

Drama continued for Jaden Ivey when a flight attendant had to step in to stop the NBA guard from ranting about the Chicago Bulls on Instagram live. Ivey was waived today hours after he made controversial anti-gay posts on social media. Gradually strange behavior from Ivey lately raised some concern, but things escalated today to […] The post Flight Attendant Ended Jaden Ivey’s Instagram Rant About NBA appeared first on Heavy Sports.

The Chicago Bulls did the right thing by waiving Jaden Ivey on Monday. This comes on the heels of him making anti-LGBTQ+ remarks on social media when referencing the NBA’s acknowledgement of Pride Month, per Joel Lorenzi of The Athletic. “The world can proclaim LGBTQ, right?” Ivey told viewers via livestream Monday morning. “They proclaim […] The post Why Bulls’ split with Jaden Ivey felt inevitable after clear signs appeared first on ClutchPoints.
