Show me the money…..

WASHINGTON  DC – Jason Collins, the pro basketball player who outed himself as gay this week, will appear alongside First Lady Michelle Obama at a New York fundraiser, according to a source familiar with the event.

Collins will appear with Obama at the May 29 Democratic National Committee LGBT gala, the source said. The event is Obama’s first fundraising stop since President Barack Obama won re-election.

Collins, who played last season for the Washington Wizards, came out in a Sports Illustrated story Monday. He is the first active male athlete in major North American sports to reveal himself as gay.  (read more)