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"Jason Collins has thanked the public for their support following his decision to come out as gay. The NBA star confirmed his sexuality in an article for the latest edition of Sports Illustrated.  Collins, who received a telephone call from President Barack Obama after his piece was published online, took to his Twitter page to thank his followers for their backing. &amp;quot;All the support I have received today is truly inspirational,&amp;quot; he wrote. &amp;quot;I knew that I was choosing the road less traveled but I&amp;#039;m not walking it alone.&amp;quot; Collins added: &amp;quot;Thank you to everyone who has reached out to me thru email, texts, calls, tweets, letters, and every other form of communication.&amp;quot; Organisers of the Boston Pride Parade have already offered Collins the role of leading the event, saying earlier: &amp;quot;Boston Pride is proud that our annual celebration helped to inspire Jason Collins to make his groundbreaking decision to come out.&amp;quot; View all of today&amp;#039;s best celebrity pictures - Photo gallery:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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