The news of Jason Collins' coming out was met with mostly support (and some stupidity), particularly in NBA circles.

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-Heat, Dolphins Stars React Very Differently to Jason Collins Story

Dwyane Wade was the first of the Miami Heat players to express his support via Twitter. And now LeBron James has chimed in with a strong show of support, calling Collins' announcement "very cool" and "noble."

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With the news of Jason Collins' coming out, the backlash and commentary has been all over the map on both sides of the issue. And we knew some fellow pro athlete, somewhere, would say something dumb, while another praised Collins.

We just didn't know it would be from our very own pro sports teams.

And so, as it goes, Mike Wallace, star wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins, said something tragically dumb regarding the Collins news, while Dwyane Wade, star guard for the World Champion Miami Heat, said something good.

And, as it goes, both took to Twitter to express themselves.

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"I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay."

Washington Wizard -- and ex-teammate of the Heat's Mike Miller -- Jason Collins has just become the first active openly gay player in the four major American sports (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL).

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- An Open Letter to LeBron James to Join the Nuggets' Kenneth Faried and Fight Against Homophobia

In an eloquent article penned by Collins himself for Sports Illustrated, the NBA center points to the Boston Marathon bombings as reason to not wait any longer.

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Florida has come a long way in the past few years when it comes to gay marriage and marriage equality.

According to the latest Public Policy Poll, a whopping 75 percent of Florida voters support gay marriage.

This is a seismic shift from not long ago, when the majority of Floridians didn't want gay people gaying up the state with their icky gayness because of Bible reasons.

It's been a few years, though. Maybe that majority has died off?

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The City of Palm Beach has itself a new health insurance broker and a new consultant, which means the chance of having domestic partnership benefits added to its employee health plan is very close to happening.

Town Manager Peter Elwell says that Willis of Florida Inc. will be taking a gander at health benefits such as medical, dental, and life insurance to determine the costs.

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Girl suspended for defending gays.

At DeSoto County High School in Arcadia, freedom of speech doesn't extend to silence.

Amber Hatch, 15, sued its principal, its dean of student, and the local school board last week in Fort Myers federal court, claiming she was suspended last year after school administrators tried to coerce her from participating in the national "Day of Silence" -- and then suspended her when she did.

The hoopla began with a letter.

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On Tuesday, we told you about how Jesus Football Tim Tebow was slated to speak at the Gay-Hating, Jew-Hating, Muslim-Hating, but Christianity-Is-All-About-Love First Baptist Dallas Church.

The church is led by the very Christ-like Rev. Robert Jeffress, who once eruditely proclaimed that we've all been brainwashed into accepting The Gays into society.

Well, turns out the brainwashers have gotten to Tim Tebow too, because he's decided to cancel his speech at the church.

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Ay yay yay, Florida. Why do you work so hard at being terrible?

The domestic partnership bill that would have created a domestic partnership law, which would have given unmarried couples some of the same rights married couples have in Florida, has officially been scrapped.

The Florida Senate committee pulled the measure from consideration when they were convinced it just wouldn't have gotten enough votes to pass.

Florida Prayer Network's Pam Olsen told senators that the bill would "redefine" marriage.

And we all know what that means: MARRIED GAYS IN FLORIDA GAHH! (*jumps out plate glass window*)

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Former Florida Gator star quarterback and God's favorite football player, Tim Tebow, will be doing that thing where he talks about how Jesus is his homeboy at the First Baptist Dallas Church on April 28.

And that's cool, if you're into that sort of thing.

Problem is, the First Baptist Dallas Church is run by the Rev. Robert Jeffress, who once said that 70 percent of The Gays have AIDS and that America has been brainwashed to accept homosexuality in a simple yet devious three-step brainwashing scheme, much like the Chinese government used to do. (Sweet Tebow, we wish we were making this up. But Tim H. Tebow, we sure ain't.)

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Barack Obama is super down with The Gays.

And, in another showing of being so, he's thrown his support behind Florida's bid to host the 2018 Gay Games via a letter to the organizing committee.

The Gay Games have yet to pick a host nation for 2018.

Orlando joins London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Limerick, Ireland, in the running to host.

In his letter, Obama calls Orlando a "vibrant tourism industry" ideal for the games.

(see the letter after the jump)

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