Send baseman said he was open to a gay teammate but not the "liftyle."
Contents:
- JAGUARS ACH KEV MAXEN RECEIV OVERWHELMG SUPPORT AFTER G OUT AS GAY
- OUT GAY FAN ASKS METS TO END PROMOTN WH CHICK-FIL-A
- DANIEL MURPHY HEARS OM GAY METS FAN WHO IS OFFEND BY HIS GAY ‘LIFTYLE’ MENTS
JAGUARS ACH KEV MAXEN RECEIV OVERWHELMG SUPPORT AFTER G OUT AS GAY
A lifelong gay Mets fan wrote this plea to the team to end s promotn wh the ntroversial fast-food rtrant cha, and he mands MLB step . * gay mets fan *
Durg the game, Mark Canha once aga changed his walk-up mic to var pri songs, “You Need to Calm Down” by Taylor Swift—specifilly startg on the le “‘e sha never ma anybody ls gay”—“Born This Way” by Lady Gaga, and “Vogue” by Madonna, wh a note on the board mentng that he had also picked Donna Summer’s “I’m Comg Out” and Whney Hoton’s “I Wanna Dance wh Somebody, ” but as he only got three plate appearanc durg the game, they weren’t played.
It seems to be changg om the celebratn seemed to be morphg to wh the expansn of gay rights the early 2010s back to the ristance of earlier s. Major profsnal sports to publicly e out as gay. Last Febary, Maxen nnected wh lebacker Carl Nassib, who beme the first active NFL player to e out as gay 2021, as he navigated a path forward.
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OUT GAY FAN ASKS METS TO END PROMOTN WH CHICK-FIL-A
” It also donated to groups wh a history of anti-gay and anti-trans actns, such as the Salvatn Army and the Pl Anrson Youth Home. A gay dad who happens to be a New York Mets fan wrote an open letter to send baseman Daniel Murphy, explag why Murphy’s ments about acceptg a gay teammate but not his “liftyle” were Raj, wrg eloquently on, said his young son is a buddg Mets fan and that he hop to speak personally wh Murphy at sprg trag about the natnal nversatn Murphy’s ments sparked.
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DANIEL MURPHY HEARS OM GAY METS FAN WHO IS OFFEND BY HIS GAY ‘LIFTYLE’ MENTS
We are not a liftyle choice — we are a on Tuday spoke of how his beliefs jibe wh a morn locker room and creasg acceptance of gay athlet after Billy Bean, who me out after his major league reer end, addrsed the team at the vatn of General Manager Sandy Alrson. I do disagree wh the fact that Billy is a homosexual. I don’t thk the fact that someone is a homosexual should pletely shut the door on vtg them a relatnal aspect.
”Murphy disputed the perceptn that Christian athlet might not accept gay teammat and players.
“Maybe, as a Christian, that we haven’t been as articulate enough scribg what our actual stance is on homosexualy, ” he said. ”From now on, Murphy plans to stick to speakg about the topic of baseball and not his relig beliefs on the subject of homosexualy, a team spokman said Wednday and that’s too bad.