On Friday night, athlet and sports admistrators will be honoured the first class of ducte to what anizers say is a first-of-s-kd: the U.S. Natnal Gay and Lbian Sports Hall of Fame Chigo.
Contents:
- 9 DUCTED TO NATNAL GAY AND LBIAN SPORTS HALL OF FAME
- U.S. GAY AND LBIAN SPORTS HALL OF FAME TO DUCT GURAL CLASS
- NATNAL GAY AND LBIAN SPORTS HALL OF FAME DUCTS 26 FIRST-CLASS MEMBERS
9 DUCTED TO NATNAL GAY AND LBIAN SPORTS HALL OF FAME
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.
U.S. GAY AND LBIAN SPORTS HALL OF FAME TO DUCT GURAL CLASS
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. 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.
NATNAL GAY AND LBIAN SPORTS HALL OF FAME DUCTS 26 FIRST-CLASS MEMBERS
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.
Ne people were ducted to the third class of the Natnal Gay and Lbian Sports Hall of Fame Chigo this weekend.