Part of Outsports’ series on our 100 most important moments in gay sports history. Basketball, 2007. Of all the homophobic actions by sportspeople in recent years, this may have been the stupidest. Just days after former NBA player John Amaechi came out of the closet, former NBA star Tim Hardaway told radio host Dan Le [...]
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Tim Hardaway, once anti-gay, stands up for gay rights in El Paso
This is one of the most positive stories I’ve seen in a long time: Former NBA player Tim Hardaway, who in 2007 said he “hates” gay people, is now campaigning in El Paso, Texas, against the recall of three city officials who restored domestic partnership benefits after they were stripped in a ballot referendum. Hardaway [...]
Hardaway helps, but won’t shower with, gays
It’s tough to forget what Tim Hardaway said a couple years ago (“I hate gay people“), but he is trying to make amends. This Sunday, the Tim Hardaway Foundation is co-sponsoring a South Beach event for The Trevor Project, which aims to fight suicide among gay teens. That’s great. Hardaway clearly wants to move well [...]