The full effect of Jason Collins' decision to come out might not be known for decades, but tangible evidence of its importance has trickled out over the past few weeks. Hollywood Hills high school football captain Leo Washington, who came out this week after finding inspiration in Collins, is the latest hero in the revolution. 

Another week, another well-known star athlete comes out as gay!

This time around it's Kevin Grayson, wide receiver for the University of Richmond from 2008 - 2011, who's breaking down barriers. 

Tennis icon Martina Navratilova, who famously came out as gay back in 1981, spoke with MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry regarding the importance of Jason Collins' coming out announcement and why "it will save lives."

Check out what she had to say after the jump!

It looks like British pro-soccer player Robbie Rogers, who famously came out as gay and simultaneously retired from the sport back in February, may be making his return to the field! 

More after the jump.

Arn Tellem, a sports agent who reps openly gay NBA player Jason Collins, calls the athlete "inspiring" and gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the historic coming out. 

America, we've got our guy!

NBA Center and current free agent Jason Collins has penned an extremely moving coming out editorial for Sports Illustrated that will be examined by future civilizations for millennia to come. In a moment that is nothing short of historic, Jason becomes America's first openly gay athlete who currently plays in one of the nation's five major pro sports.

Former Arizona Cardinals player Kerry Rhodes (and certified hottie) was quite graceful last week when he politely shot down rumors of his homosexuality. 

Well, he may need to show even more grace now that the man he was photographed with (and prodded by TMZ about)  is claiming that the two were in love and in a romantic relationship.

More after the jump. 

Adidas has debuted its new Chealsea FC kit of clothing based on its work with the U.K. soccer team of the same name. Interestingly enough, Adidas doesn't show any of the new clothing at all in its new provocative ad. Still, we're buying everything the brand is selling thanks to the half-naked athletes getting downright dirty in the video. 

Check it out after the jump!

It's been two months since international pro soccer star Robbie Rogers came out and retired from the sport. ABC News' Nightline caught up with the talk of the town to discuss coming out, and tag along as he saw his family for the first time since the big news. 

Check out a promo video of the full interview that airs tonight (Monday) on Nightline after the break. 

The first professional gay athlete in a major U.S. sport is going to cash in in a big way—at least according to former Phoenix Suns executive Rick Welts.

Welts, who came out as gay in 2011 and was an Instinct Leading Man that same year, spoke with Nike who asked him to pass along a message: they want to endorse the first out gay athlete in major pro sports!

More after the jump.

Instead of letting the alleged closeted NFL player/s come out on his/their own time, TMZ is attempting to smoke him/them out with the process of elimination. 

First up is former Cardinals player Kerry Rhodes (who was released by the team less than a month ago). TMZ asked him to reaffirm his sexual orientation after a picture showed the athlete with his arm around a male friend.

Robbie Rogers became a homo-hold name in February when he came out as an openly-gay professional soccer play and, in instant succession, retired from the sport.

Today, in an interview published in the Guardian, Rogers explains why he had to leave soccer behind if he wanted to live his true life.