Corey Johnson, the former high school football player who famously came out of the closet in 1999, has opened a campaign committee to explore a run for New York City Council in 2013. He seeks to replace current City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who faces term limits next year (assuming she doesn’t suspend term limits [...]
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Moment #6: Corey Johnson’s story is told by Bay Windows and the New York Times
Part of Outsports’ series on our 100 most important moments in gay sports history. Football, 2000. OK, it’s is a bit of a cheat: This moment is really two moments that each elevated an important story in our history. In April 2000, New England-based Bay Windows printed the story of Masconomet (Mass.) High School football player [...]
Outsports at 10: Corey Johnson
The story of Massachusetts high school football captain Corey Johnson captured the imagination of many in 2000. His was one of the first big stories Outsports covered in our infancy, and it was a story that showed us the potential for what we were doing. Johnson has since moved to New York City. He’s a [...]
Corey Johnson, 10 years later
It was 10 years ago that high school football player Corey Johnson came out to his team in Massachusetts, and Corey marked that anniversary recently with an appearance at the GLSEN Boston conference. Bay Windows caught up with him and asked why his story got so much attention nine years ago: Part of it was [...]