Jason Collins, the first openly gay NBA player, dies at 47 from brain cancer

Collins’ death at age 47, which was announced on May 12, following a monthslong battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer left not only the sports world but also LGBT advocates across the country in mourning.

Collins had been diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma, which has an extremely low survival rate.

Collins made headlines in 2013 when he became the first active male athlete in one of North America's four major professional sports leagues to publicly come out as gay.

He made history in 2013 by publicly revealing he was gay, an announcement made near the end of his playing career