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First openly gay pro baseball player David Denson retires from the game
Leaving the game had nothing to do with his coming out. If anything, the pressure to be a positive role model for gay athletes inspired him to stick it out as long as he did.
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Baseball players cry foul over end of misogynist and transphobic hazing ritual
A straight ally group says the hazing ban will hopefully end “discrimination and harassment based on gender identity and expression.”
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Seattle Mariners apologize after double header of homophobia
Two LGBTQ couples have been reprimanded for showing affection at Mariners’ games in two weeks. The last incident happened at the team’s inaugural Pride Night.
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Gay baseball player Billy Bean throws first pitch at Mets Pride Night
Bean says it’s not the goal for baseball players to reveal their sexuality, but it’s important to provide a respectful workplace. Currently, there are no out active players in the NBA, NFL, NHL or MLB.
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Trans pianist to perform at Mets LGBT Pride Night
Sara Davis Buechner boasted: “Better than Carnegie Hall, I say, where there’s no beer or hot dogs in the upper deck.”
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Padres rehire fired DJ after plea by Gay Men’s Chorus
The man whose push of the wrong button (and humiliated 100 volunteer singers from the San Diego Gay Chorus) has been given a second chance.
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Major League Baseball promotes Billy Bean, hires Curtis Pride for inclusion posts
Billy Bean has been promoted to vice president for social responsibility and inclusion; Curtis Pride has also been added as an ambassador for inclusion.
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The antigay past of the Mets’ Daniel Murphy comes back to haunt him
The Mets’ second baseman may soon regret some homophobic comments he made when he wasn’t as well-known.
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Brewers minor leaguer David Denson: I’m gay
The Milwaukee Brewers minor leaguer is the first openly gay active player on a team affiliated with Major League Baseball.
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Tiny league makes history with first openly gay player to enter pro baseball ranks
Baseball history was made in Northern California when the sport’s first active professional player to come out as gay pitched a shutout before an enthusiastic crowd that seemed more impressed with his performance than his role as a pioneer.