University of Massachusetts guard Derrick Gordon came out as gay and the Twitterverse reacted quickly and with plenty of support.
His coach and others took to Twitter to praise his star guard:
Many congratulations to you Derrick Gordon @flash2gordon - you have so many in your corner and we're all proud and rooting for you #courage
— Michael Sam (@MikeSamFootball) April 9, 2014
I support DG, it takes a lot of courage to com #ltw pic.twitter.com/mwWcyniBOE
— Lac (@Lac_25) April 9, 2014
UMass is proud of the courage and the example shown by Derrick Gordon today as well as his teammates and the basketball program #UMassProud!
— UMass Athletics (@UMassAthletics) April 9, 2014
Thank you Derrick Gordon for allowing people to hear your story and for providing hope for a lot of people: http://t.co/jHyV0mz22g
— Katie Zenevitch (@ktzenevitch) April 9, 2014
Breaking: I am applauding NCAA hero Derrick Gordon for Harvey Milk style courage & example, Derrick said today,... http://t.co/8wgj1hMubN
— Stuart Milk (@StuartMilk) April 9, 2014
Congratulations Derrick @flash2gordon - Was great meeting you on Sunday Play hard! Excellent work @YouCanPlayTeam http://t.co/GOXnvSHJAE
— Blake Skjellerup (@BlakeSkjellerup) April 9, 2014
@flash2gordon It's a great day for you DG. Congratulations! #umassproud
— John Micheletto (@CoachMicheletto) April 9, 2014
Congrats to derrick gordon for coming out. I know #umassnation will support him all the way #gominutemen
— Jeff Martelli (@bigjeff2420) April 9, 2014
So proud to be a #Umass Minuteman today. Honored to have been able to watch someone as brave as @flash2gordon play! #love2DG
— Kevin Haworth (@Kevin_Haworth) April 9, 2014
UMass Basketball player Derrick Gordon comes out as gay. Congrats, Derrick! http://t.co/H177pBf5u2 via @outsports pic.twitter.com/LoFHlFwWCX
— Athlete Ally (@AthleteAlly) April 9, 2014
