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- THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
- OUT AT WRIGLEY CELEBRAT THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF S TRENDSETTG ‘GAY DAY’ SUNDAY
- CUBS HAVE HAD MOST MLB GAY DAYS, THE INDIANS HAVE HAD ONE
THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
Pregame performance by the Chigo Gay Men’s Chos at Gallagher Way, whose members also will sg the natnal anthem. Pregame ceremony to honor the late Glenn Burke as the first openly gay MLB player wh an ductn to the Legacy Project’s “Legacy Walk” Lakeview.
Prent a check to the Legacy Project to support the creatn of a bronze memorial marker honor of Glenn Burke, the first openly gay MLB player, which will be on display on the Legacy Walk Lakeview. Chigo Gay Men’s Chos, an clive, muny-based performg arts anizatn that creat mil experienc to enterta and enlighten, spire change and build muny, will enterta fans pregame at Gallagher Way as well as sg the natnal anthem.
But an atmosphere where relig fanatics, reactnary zealots, and homophobic wannabe fluencers have nvced other rporatns to walk back their Pri efforts, ’s important that 29 baseball teams are still gog to openly celebrate our muny.
OUT AT WRIGLEY CELEBRAT THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF S TRENDSETTG ‘GAY DAY’ SUNDAY
As someone who grew up gay the 90s, I n verify that a Pri Orle might have been the only good thg om that entire . Joseph McCarthy also persecuted gay people as fervently as he did spected munists. Addnally, the Giants will be celebratg the San Francis Gay Softball League’s 50th anniversary wh a pregame ceremony and two seatg sectns of Oracle Park dited to SFGSL players.
Here’s a reason to be enuraged: The Rays have ved retired MLB umpire Dale Stt — who is gay — to throw out the first pch and he’ll be signg pi of his excellent tobgraphy “The Umpire Is Out” at The Trop. Picture : rabow flags wavg the breeze, the D Mo Gay Men’s Chos beltg out the natnal anthem, and pre-game tailgatg the parkg lot. Former Brav closer John Rocker’s homophobic and racist rant about the New York Cy 7 tra is one of the most famo diatrib sports history.
CUBS HAVE HAD MOST MLB GAY DAYS, THE INDIANS HAVE HAD ONE
The day after Bean’s appearance, Red Sox ticket sal executive David Baggs was moved to wre to team ownership and tell them he was gay. Miñoso’s son Charlie is gay and on the one-year anniversary of Mnie’s ath, he penned a movg tribute revealg the heartfelt fatherly love he received after g out. When Colorado signed the lamentable Daniel Murphy 2019, a group of Rocki fans started an iative lled “Bas For Pri” which raised donatns for LGBTQ chari based on the homophobic first baseman’s offensive performance.
An important baseball barrier was broken the Brewers anizatn 2015 when David Denson beme the first mor leaguer to e out as gay while still an active player. After the New York Post prted a mor than an anonymo Mets star was gay, Piazza felt the need to ll an hont-to-god prs nference to announce “I’m not gay. Glenn Burke fished his reer wh a troubled tenure Oakland, as his last two seasons wh the A’s were marred by fights wh hecklers and anti-gay slurs om homophobic and profoundly overrated manager Billy Mart.