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Changing Attitudes toward Gay Athletes

While there are no openly declared gay male athletes in the three major professional sports in the United States, attitudes toward homosexuality and athletics may be changing at the high school and college levels.

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Tom Goldman is NPR's sports correspondent. His reports can be heard throughout NPR's news programming, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered, and on NPR.org.

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