NBA player announces that he’s black (which we knew) and gay (which we didn’t), finds it therapeutic to the extreme. Bulls player Kirk Hinrich is asked about it, delivers a resounding shrug:

“Its really not significant to me. It surprised me but its just a big distraction right now [playoff games, you know]. I was surprised . . . . It doesnt really change what kind of person he is or anything. Its just who he is. He was a good teammate, good guy. Thats about all I have to say about it.

Good. Toleration is it. It’s the least and most you can expect — or require, for gosh sakes — of a man or woman beyond his or her family and friends, where it’s not enough.

A few years back, I covered Courage at a widely unpublicized national meeting at St. Mary of Lake Seminary, Mundelein, writing…