On April 9th CNN News wrote the article "A Pro Athlete's Announcement." This article was all about professional basketball player Jason Collins admitting that he was gay. What does this mean to the world today? This text means a number of things. This can possibly change the fight in the courts about gay marriage; should it be illegal? Agreeing with this, it is safe to say that Jason has absolutely helped himself and other people struggling with their sexuality. Jason just might be some people's hero or idol.
What exactly does this mean to other people and their struggles? To some people, this man could be their absolute hero. Jason Collins has probably given hope and courage to so many people around the world. Of course because the world is as self-centered as it is today, he might have lost many of his followers. To others this is only the beginning to a friendship. Does this discovery have any impact on the court's decision on its new law it is trying to pass? Because the world is the way it is, it probably has affected and changed many of members of the court's decisions, but it probably is not enough to make a major change in their decision. Majority rules! This quite possibly could have changed something about their law.
The fight against gay marriage is growing more and more everyday. There is always protests on each side battling for the "right" side. Personally, gay marriage needs to be legal, and if it bothers people then they do not have to look or associate among them. Some day there will be no gay or straight marriage; there will only be marriage. No one will have to fear to come out of their homes because of their sexuality. Because of the basketball player, this could have taken the world to a larger leap in the right direction. He might have started something to a beautiful creation. To some people there is no hope for gay right, but for Jason Collins's followers, it is just the beginning.
Jason Collins is a very brave ball player. His Announcement could have hurt he severely. Today the media is so focused on people's sexuality it is not even funny. He might have lost a lot of his basketball fans, but he gained a lot more than that. He, Jason, shows courage and bravery. How many people have been known to openly say they were gay to the media? His announcement shows that he is brave. There was a bundle of things put at risk. His coach, family, friends, and teammates could have started treating him differently. To most people, there is now hope for man-kind.
"A Pro-Athlete's Announcement," was heard fairly quickly through the media. Jason Collins admitted that he was gay and gave hope to many of his old fans and his new fans. If this was something about religion the paparazzi would not have made a big mess about it, but because it was his sexuality, it was all over the internet in hours. The word was around, and there was no turning back. Could this have changed something about the court's final decision about gay marriage? What does this mean to many of his fans and followers or to the world as we know it today? From what Jason Collins announced, many things can be changed.
