Rangers and Braves drop the ball for LGBTQ youth on Spirit Day, while Astros get a save
Many in the sports world stepped up for LGBTQ youth on Spirit Day, but the Rangers and Braves weren’t having it.
By Ken Schultz | October 22, 2021Many in the sports world stepped up for LGBTQ youth on Spirit Day, but the Rangers and Braves weren’t having it.
By Ken Schultz | October 22, 2021This postseason, the Red Sox haven’t been afraid to dance on their own.
By Alex Reimer | October 22, 2021While all of MLB is talking about Hernández’s scintillating October, gay baseball fans knew he was going to be a star two years ago.
By Ken Schultz | October 19, 2021Surprise! The Giants are going to do really well on this list.
By Ken Schultz | October 5, 2021The Giants’ LGBTQ outreach demonstrates how a team adopting a 21st century mentality can be successful both on and off the field.
By Ken Schultz | September 20, 2021Gay pro baseball player Bryan Ruby is also a songwriter. His story as a gay athlete is inspiring others.
By Cyd Zeigler | September 13, 2021For the first time, pro baseball, basketball, football, hockey and soccer has an out gay male player under contract.
By Cyd Zeigler | September 8, 2021Erik Braverman proposed to Jonathan Cottrell. Now the boyfriends are engaged to marry.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 15, 2021After years of battling inner-turmoil, Danielle Cortez is thriving as an openly transgender woman working in baseball.
By Alex Reimer | June 14, 2021Gabe Kapler wore a rainbow Pride cap while managing this past Saturday’s game. Following his donation, it will become part of baseball history in Cooperstown.
By Ken Schultz | June 10, 2021The Athletics keep Burke’s name alive for future generations and honor a trailblazing LGBTQ athlete.
By Ken Schultz | June 5, 2021Longtime supporters of the LGBTQ community, the Giants make Pride colors a prominent part of their uniforms on Saturday.
By Ken Schultz | June 2, 2021Currently, 23 teams have a Pride Night on their 2021 promotional calendars. There will probably be more and we’ll keep this list updated.
By Ken Schultz | May 27, 2021Pride Night attendees will make up about half of the fans at the Dodgers Pride Night game on June 11.
By Cyd Zeigler | May 19, 2021A lifelong gay Mets fan wrote this plea to the team to end its promotion with the controversial fast-food restaurant chain, and he demands MLB step in.
By Paul D. Sanders | April 12, 2021While the NCAA watches states ban trans girls and women. MLB took action against Georgia for restricting voting rights, pulling the All-Star Game from Atlanta.
By Dawn Ennis | April 2, 2021The Sports Equality Foundation celebrates Opening Day of Major League Baseball by inviting some of the out LGBTQ people from MLB to sing the national pastime’s official song.
By Dawn Ennis | April 1, 2021A co-founder of LGBTQ baseball groups on Facebook previews all 30 MLB teams, with a surprise champion.
By Paul D. Sanders | April 1, 2021On Opening Day, it feels like MLB needs more humanity. And an active player coming out would provide that very quality.
By Ken Schultz | April 1, 2021Andrew Maraniss’s new biography places Glenn Burke in his proper trailblazing context and shows how 1970s-era baseball conspired against him.
By Ken Schultz | March 16, 2021