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Sports Executive Makes Groundbreaking Admission: He's Gay

In the macho world of professional sports, homosexuality is considered a taboo subject. That's why Rick Welts' recent admission that he's gay is seen as a groundbreaking event. Welts is the president and chief executive of the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association, and he recently told NBA commissioner David Stern and Suns superstar Steve Nash that he's homosexual. In a riveting piece in the New York Times, Dan Barry outlines Welts' emotional roller coaster and what brought him to come out of the closet after four decades in the sports world. Click here to read more.
 
 



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