In June, 95-year-old former ball player Maybelle Blair me out publicly as gay. At a panel for the A League of Their Own seri at Framele, she shared about queer life the league.
Contents:
- THE LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN WAS TWO THIRDS GAY, SHAR 95-YEAR-OLD MAYBELLE BLAIR
- 95-YEAR-OLD ‘A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN’ WOMEN’S BASEBALL STAR OUT AS GAY
- GAY BROADSTER ERIC BACH ADVOT FOR MORE LGBTQ REPRENTATN BASEBALL
THE LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN WAS TWO THIRDS GAY, SHAR 95-YEAR-OLD MAYBELLE BLAIR
* women's baseball gay *
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95-YEAR-OLD ‘A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN’ WOMEN’S BASEBALL STAR OUT AS GAY
95-year-old Maybelle Blair. pched for the All Girls League the 1940's. She me out as gay while promotg A League of Their Own. * women's baseball gay *
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GAY BROADSTER ERIC BACH ADVOT FOR MORE LGBTQ REPRENTATN BASEBALL
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