This is not news, it's been around for a long time.
I remember Jerry Smith, TE for the Redskins in the 70's. As i recall, he was the first NFL guy to die of AIDS. That was in the 80's, well before all the Meds we have today. Point being, "coming out" or whatever people chose to call it, is personal and I'm sure whomever it may be, could care less if we are OK with it, or not.