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Commentary
How racism skewed Hank Aaron’s history-making moment & his career after
Much like many LGBTQ people in history, Aaron’s impact was erased or minimized because people couldn’t accept his success.
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News (USA)
Bronx cheer: Why won’t the Yankees support their LGBT fans?
The only ‘pride’ the most popular sports team in the city that gave birth to the modern LGBTQ rights movement have is in pinstripes, not a rainbow.
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News (USA)
This video of gay couples smooching for the Dodgers’ Kiss Cam is everything
Pucker up! It’s your night.
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News (USA)
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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News (USA)
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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News (USA)
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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News (USA)
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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News (USA)
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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News (USA)
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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News (USA)
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.