In 2014, Dale Stt beme the first active Major League Baseball umpire to e out as gay. He’s sce retired after umpirg for 32 years the majors.
Contents:
- THE FIRST OPENLY GAY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL UMPIRE REFLECTS ON G OUT, COORS FIELD AND THE ‘ROBO-UMPIRE’
- NATNAL GAY AND LBIAN SPORTS HALL OF FAME DUCTS 26 FIRST-CLASS MEMBERS
- 9 DUCTED TO NATNAL GAY AND LBIAN SPORTS HALL OF FAME
- U.S. GAY AND LBIAN SPORTS HALL OF FAME TO DUCT GURAL CLASS
THE FIRST OPENLY GAY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL UMPIRE REFLECTS ON G OUT, COORS FIELD AND THE ‘ROBO-UMPIRE’
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In 2014, Dale Stt beme the first active Major League Baseball umpire to e out as gay. Stt was ducted to the Natnal Gay and Lbian Sports Hall of Fame 2015 and has sce wrten a memoir about his reer. On the rponse he’s gotten om the gay muny after umpirg the majors for more than three s and penng a memoir “The Umpire is Out: Callg the Game and Livg My Te Self”: SCOTT: The people I’ve talked to on this book tour, tellg me my story changed their life, my story gave them the urage to do this, or … this one lbian uple San Francis, she was, I gave her a big hug bee she said, “You don’t know how much hearg about you a game I love …” and that kd of stuff.
And you were gay and you were out!
NATNAL GAY AND LBIAN SPORTS HALL OF FAME DUCTS 26 FIRST-CLASS MEMBERS
But you know gays, we love to make an ex (lghs). In 2015 Allums was ducted to the Natnal Gay and Lbian Sports Hall of Fame.
Layshia Clarendon: As a “biracial, black, gay, female, genrqueer and Christian” WBNA basketball player for the Atlanta Dream, Layshia Clarendon has proven to be a formidable force both on and off the urt. Billy Bean: Billy Bean is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) player, and the send MLB player to publicly e out as gay. In 2014, he also beme the MLB’s first Ambassador for Incln, workg to remove homophobia and transphobia the sport.
9 DUCTED TO NATNAL GAY AND LBIAN SPORTS HALL OF FAME
John Amaechi: John Amaechi, who shared his g out story a vio for HRC, is the first former NBA player to publicly e out as gay. Amaechi has been an outspoken cric of homophobia sports, and works to promote an clive and open environment for LGBTQ basketball players across the untry.
Robbie Rogers: After signg wh the Los Angel Galaxy 2014, Robbie Rogers beme the first openly gay male athlete any of the five major North Amerin sports leagu. In 2015, Rogers was ducted to the Gay and Lbian Sports Hall of Fame. After Sacramento Kgs guard Rajon Rondo’s stalked Kennedy on the urt and allegedly ma homophobic slurs toward him durg a 2015 game Mexi Cy, Kennedy publicly me out as gay, and beme the send openly gay NBA official referee history.
The Natnal Gay & Lbian Sports Hall of Fame ducted s first class on Friday, Aug.
U.S. GAY AND LBIAN SPORTS HALL OF FAME TO DUCT GURAL CLASS
Watchg former MLB umpire Dave Palloalk wh ESPN baseball wrer Christa Kahrl about beg fired by baseball for beg gay, and what needs to be done gog forward to prevent , is powerful stuff. It also don't happen whout Bill Gubd and his entire Gay and Lbian Sports Hall of Fame team Chigo.
The full list of ducte to the first class of the Natnal Gay and Lbian Hall of Fame:. Anhser-Bch, Brendon Ayanbajo, Glenn Burke, Chigo Cubs, Ben Cohen, Jason Colls, Orlando Cz, Chuck Dima, Jt Fashanu, Gay Gam, Andrew Goldste, LZ Granrson, Internatnal Gay Roo Associatn (IGRA), Christa Kahrl, Billie Jean Kg, Chris Kluwe, Dave Kopay, Greg Louganis, Marta Navratilova,, Dave Pallone, Jerry Prik, Renee Richards, Patty Sheehan, Dr. For more on the Natnal Gay and Lbian Sports Hall of Fame ductn, check out Fox Sports and Chigo Pri.