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DODGERS TO WEAR GAY PRI PS FOR FIRST TIME JUNE
Irfan Khan/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensg RightsLOS ANGELES, May 9 (Rters) - The Los Angel Dodgers will wear ctomized on-field pri ps for the first time when the anizatn celebrat s nth annual LGBTQ+ night at Dodger Stadium on June 3, the team said on "LA" letterg on the famo Dodger blue ps will be filled wh the rabow lors of the gay pri Dodgers and the rival Giants will both wear their rpective team's pri ps when they face off San Francis eight days later a first for Major League Baseball (MLB). "The move as gay rights advot say the LGBTQ+ muny has e unr attack stat such as Florida, where Governor Ron DeSantis March signed a Republin-backed bill that bans classroom stctn on sexual orientatn and genr inty for many young stunts. Everyone attendance will be treated to a pregame ceremony featurg a Natnal Anthem performance by Wils, appearanc by Billy Bean former-Dodger and the send MLB player to e out as gay and Dale Stt, the first openly gay MLB umpire, amongst others.
Gay mician Wils will perform the natnal the game, there will be a ceremony honorg the late Glenn Burke, a gay man who played for the Dodgers and the Oakland Athletics the 1970s, Dodger Insir reports. Before the game, the team will also regnize former Dodger outfielr Glenn Burke, the first openly gay player MLB, whose fay will throw the ceremonial first pch.
Durg the pregame ceremoni, gay former Dodgers player Glenn Burke's fay honored the him by throwg out the game's ceremonial first pch. He played for the Dodgers the 1970s, but the team trad him away after management learned he was gay, supposedly havg offered him a bon if he married a woman.