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In 1977, a gay baseball player invented the high-five
The first out pro baseball player was loved by his team, but was eventually traded away because he was gay.
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A baseball player got suspended immediately for using an anti-gay slur
Major League Baseball wasted no time suspending a player who used a homophobic slur.
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Major League Baseball scores a hit for LGBTQ fans during Pride month
Pro baseball teams are standing by our side and showing they are in favor of LGBTQ rights.
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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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Oakland A’s suspend pitching prospect over anti-gay tweet
The Oakland Athletics on Sunday suspended indefinitely pitching prospect Ian Krol after he posted an offensive tweet that included an anti-gay slur.
