Reply to a comment  Reply to this comment  Bebbmi writes:  It's
big news because he's making it big news. He doesn't need to
hold a press conference or have a Sports Illustrated interview
to say he's gay any more than I do for what color boxers I have
on today. Why is this even news or something anyone needs to
know about in order for him to play basketball? Who cares?  This
is a great example of the hypocritical side of the gay rights
debate. And it's also happened with the Black and Hispanic
communities and many others, so I don't want to hear "you're
picking on the gay community" BS. They want to be treated
equally but they want special treatment at the same time. Do I
get a press conference, or a magazine article or anything else
because I'm straight? Do people Tweet about my non-gayness or
does the media make a huge deal about it? Then he shouldn't have
anything like that either. If you want to be equal, live and act
equal. Don't ask for equal rights but expect special privileges.
If I don't get a colleg