New GLAAD campaign – Be An Ally & A Friend
To mark the beginning of the 2007-08 professional basketball season, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) today premiered a 20-second public service announcement (PSA) featuring retired NBA player John Amaechi. This is the fifth installment of GLAAD's new public education campaign that encourages viewers to "Be an Ally & a Friend". Amaechi made history in February 2007 when he became the first former NBA player to come out publicly. Over a six-year period, Amaechi played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic and Utah Jazz. In his New York Times bestselling autobiography, Man in the Middle, he describes his [...]