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This week, NBA superstar Dwight Howard opened up about those gay rumors that have been following him around since last year. It all started in November when a man by the name of Masin Elije alleged that he had engaged in a sexual relationship with the NBA player, who later offered him “hush money” in exchange for signing an NDA about their affair after it had ended, then threatened to “beat the sh*t out of him” when he refused. At the...

NBA superstar Dwight Howard sat down with Fox Sports 1’s Kristine Leahy last night to address the gay rumors that have been following him since last year. “I’m not gay,” Howard said point blank. “There’s people who have different problems in life and they have to hide. They have to put on the mask every day, and it’s like, I don’t wanna wear no mask, I just wanna be.” Howard found himself having to deny gay rumors last November when a...

NBA star Dwight Howard (screen capture via Fox Sports) In an interview with Fox Sports, NBA star Dwight Howard directly addresses allegations whether he is gay and how a slew of rumors begun in the fall of 2018 impacted his life. Speaking to reporter Kristine Leahy, Howard says in simple language, “I’m not gay.” “It’s a lot of people who are , and they have to hide,” he said.  Howard, who is currently on the Memphis Grizzlies roster, says the experience of gay...

This April, Zion Wade, the 12-year-old son of NBA star Dwyane Wade, went to the Miami Beach Pride parade with his stepmother, Gabrielle Union, and siblings Zaire and Kaavia. Though the elder Wade couldn’t be there due to a basketball game against the Toronto Raptors, he cheered his family on via Instagram. Dwyayne Wade's Instagram Story The photographs of Zion and his family at Pride went viral. Most people celebrated the love and support Zion’s family gave him. I applaud @DwyaneWade...

Philadelphia is continuing its efforts to hold public conversations about diversity and inclusivity in the gay community after several club owners and community leaders displayed racism in the past few years. In that vein, The AARP hosted an event last night in collaboration with SAGE and the City of Philadelphia’s Office of LGBT Affairs in order to discuss cross-cultural challenges that the LGBTQ community constantly deal with. "The City of Philadelphia is here to help our diverse population," said Amber Hikes,...

Allen's lawyers say the claim is a "complete fabrication." Former NBA star Ray Allen is in the middle of a legal battle with a man who is claiming to be his former lover. Allen first claimed he was being catfished by University of Central Florida employee Bryant Coleman, who he says pretended to be several different women online. The married athlete then filed legal documents to ensure that “private information” he gave up while chatting with Coleman online are not leaked. Coleman...

Zeke Thomas: 'I didn’t move from my apartment for two days' The gay son of NBA legend Isiah Thomas has revealed that he’s been raped twice including once last year by a guy he met on Grindr. Zeke Thomas, a 28-year-old music producer and DJ, says that the first rape occurred when he was just 12 years old. ‘At first I didn’t realize what had happened, what had transpired. I knew that it was wrong, I knew that I did not want...

The Washington Wizards center Jason Collins declared himself "the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport". "I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay," he wrote in a issue of Sports Illustrated magazine. He explain the feeling of coming out as "the first" openly gay player in US team sport. "I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. But since I am, I'm happy to start the conversation....