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Now that Jason Collins has made history as the first active player in any of the four major U.S. professional sports leagues to come out as gay, the 7-foot center is facing another big step....

NBA veteran Jason Collins became the first active male player in the four major American professional sports to come out as gay.

he 20-year-old son of basketball great Magic Johnson is surprised by the public interest in his being gay, something that he revealed to his supportive family several years ago. Earvin Johnson III, known as E.J., says he feels like he's coming out of the closet a second time and that he's "reveling" in the experience - even though news of his sexual orientation broke publicly sooner than he had planned.

Country singer/songwriter Chely Wright is coming out to People Magazine this week. While her revelation will no doubt shock her mostly conservative fanbase, Chely is done hiding who she is.