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Out soccer player Robbie Rogers published a letter to his 14-year-old self, in which he tells the younger Rogers that "everything will be fine." Posted on ESPN, the very personal missive includes this passage:

Dear Robbie,

You’re walking around with a cramp in your stomach. You feel trapped within yourself. The pressure of being a high school freshman and playing for the U16 national team is stressful enough. But on top of that you’re worried that you’re different from everyone, especially your teammates. And you think that if they figure out who you are, you won’t be able to play the sport you love, or your family won’t agree with it. Sometimes you pray and think: I don’t wanna live through this. Why can’t I be like my brothers and sisters?

I’m not going to tell you to come out at 14 years old. I’m not going to tell you what’s going to happen in the future either, because the journey is important. But I want you to realize that God made you this way for a reason. You’re not damned or going to hell. You didn’t have a choice in this. But you do have a purpose in life, just as everyone does.

...When the time is right, the day might come when you’re ready to face the world as the beautiful person you truly are.

On the topic of gay pro athletes, the Brooklyn Nets are considering adding Jason Collins to their roster. The out baller would join other recent acquisitions like Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. While Collins came out in the spring, he's yet to hit the court as an openly gay man.

Embattled Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash finally caught a break: A new York judge has ruled that the statute of limitations on the accusations he sexually abused several underage boys has run out. Is Sesame Street gonna take Clash back with open arms? Maybe, but Tickle Me Elmo will never sound the same again.

Delaware signed the paperwork on same-sex marriage. And in other news, it's still Delaware.

It's starting to feel like Johnny Depp is turning into the love child of Michael Jackson and Marlon Brando: Last night the Lone Ranger deluged Jimmy Kimmel with kisses after Kimmel complimented his "beautiful face." Depp admitted he has a "thing: for talk show hosts. Maybe because they suck up to weirdly self-involved actors who want to talk about themselves?