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Breanna Sinclairé becomes first trans person to perform National Anthem at MLB Game
It was only the second game Sinclairé ever attended, but the classically trained soprano, who has a 4½-octave range, broke new ground before the Oakland A’s game with the San Diego Padres at the A’s LGBT Pride night.
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Glenn Burke’s family at game as Oakland A’s honor him on LGBT Pride Night
Glenn Burke’s sister had a tough time even coming to the Oakland Coliseum for Athletics Pride Night. Her brother’s death remains painful 20 years later, but she knows how much it would have meant to Burke to be honored in his former ballpark as baseball’s first openly gay player.
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Crowd cheers as two dudes smooch on Dodgers’ ‘kiss cam’
Back in 2000, two women were kicked out of Dodger Stadium for kissing. The team and the world have changed since then.
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Mets’ infielder disagrees with MLB ambassador Billy Bean’s gay ‘lifestyle’
Mets infielder Daniel Murphy says he disagrees with the “lifestyle” of former major leaguer Billy Bean and other people who identify as gay.
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Major League Baseball umpire Dale Scott comes out as gay
Major League Baseball umpire Dale Scott says he is gay, the latest such disclosure in sports.
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Major League Baseball appoints Billy Bean ‘ambassador’ for inclusion
MINNEAPOLIS — Major League Baseball has appointed former outfielder Billy Bean, who came out as gay after his playing career, to serve as a consultant in guiding the sport toward greater inclusion and equality. Commissioner Bud Selig made the announcement Tuesday before the All-Star game. Joining Bean and Selig at a news conference was …
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Major League Baseball criticizes Arizona anti-gay religious freedom bill
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball has issued a statement criticizing legislation in Arizona that if enacted would add protections for people who assert their religious beliefs in refusing service to gays.
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NY Yankees manager: MLB would accept an openly gay player
NEW YORK — Yankees manager Joe Girardi says Major League Baseball would accept an openly gay player.
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College baseball player, boyfriend of Conner Mertens, comes out as gay
It was just last week when Willamette University kicker Conner Mertens announced he is bisexual, becoming the first college football player to publicly identify as a member of the LGBT community while still active in his sport.
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Los Angeles Dodgers to host first annual ‘LGBT Night Out’
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers will host their first annual LGBT Night Out on Sept. 27.