Monday, May 16, 2011

Former Villanova Basketball Player Will Sheridan Comes Out

Former Villanova basketball player Will Sheridan publicly revealed that he is gay today, becoming only the second former Division One male basketball player ever to do so (and the second black male public figure to do so today -- CNN's Don Lemon shared his news on Twitter this morning).

Today's ESPN.com article profiling Sheridan says he was out to teammates and dated men while at Villanova, but that he held back from making a public declaration until now.

Sheridan, who's now musician, told ESPN, "I'm trying to have a voice and I want that voice to reach as many people as it can," he said. "I mean, look at me. I'm black. I'm gay

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