Firsts Happen When There’s Courage of Conviction

Reveal the courage of conviction, and push the limits to the sky.
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Jason Collins and Wilcox County Teens Push the Limits

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.  —Anaïs Nin

Two recent events, startling by both their similarity and difference, make for this week’s “Oh, I See Moment” in the news. Both events show the courage of conviction, the stuff that firsts are made of.

NBA’s Jason Collins Speaks Up

Jason Collins became the first male athlete on a major professional sports team to share publicly that he is gay.  The acknowledgement was a life-changer even for this game-changing basketball player.

Jason Collins is moving forward.
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As he told Sports Illustrated about his decision to come out, ” I felt whole for the first time.”

Four Teens Take Action

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