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May 11, 2013
Long before NBA's Jason Collins came out, there was baseball's Glenn Burke

Billie Jean King calls the 'honest and forthright' Burke the real gay male pioneer of US pro team sports

Tennis legend Billie Jean King is mighty proud that NBA player Jason Collins had the courage to come out as gay less than two weeks ago (29 April).

But King, who came out as a lesbian towards the end of her career, wants people to remember a baseball player by the name of Glenn Burke who was openly gay to his teammates, coaches and team owners in the late 70s and early 80s - and suffered badly for it.

Burke played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland A's but retired from the major leagues at the age of 27 after just four seasons.

May 11, 2013
Long before NBA's Jason Collins came out, there was baseball's Glenn Burke

Billie Jean King calls the 'honest and forthright' Burke the real gay male pioneer of US pro team sports

Tennis legend Billie Jean King is mighty proud that NBA player Jason Collins had the courage to come out as gay less than two weeks ago (29 April).

But King, who came out as a lesbian towards the end of her career, wants people to remember a baseball player by the name of Glenn Burke who was openly gay to his teammates, coaches and team owners in the late 70s and early 80s - and suffered badly for it.

Burke played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland A's but retired from the major leagues at the age of 27 after just four seasons.

April 12, 2013
Harrison Ford speaks out on gay marriage

'You would hope that it would have happened with less resistance'

Harrison Ford, currently starring in the new film 42, laments that the battle for marriage equality has been so fierce.

'We’re getting there, we’re getting there,' he says in an interview with Metro. 'You know, you would hope that it would have happened with less resistance. You would have hoped that everyone would get the point at the same time, but life’s not like that.'

April 2, 2013
Magic Johnson's gay son steps out with boyfriend in LA, speaks to TMZ

NBA legend says 'we support him in every way ... We're very proud of him'

The son of NBA legend Magic Johnson came out publicly when TMZ cameras captured he and his boyfriend holding hands as they walked down Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.

Earvin Johnson III (aka EJ), is a 20-year-old student at NYU and is in Los Angeles on spring break.

February 6, 2013
Brendon Ayanbadejo using Super Bowl crown to call for an end to homophobia in pro sports

'The NFL, MLB, NHL and NBA should and can be leaders against discrimination'

Brendon Ayanbadejo, a lineback with the Baltimore Ravens, has kept his promise to use the team's Super Bowl championship to call for an end to homophobia in sports.

He is calling on straight athletes to show their solidarity with gays. He cites the example 66 years ago set by Pee Wee Reese who publicly put his arm around Brooklyn Dodgers teammate Jackie Robinson - the first black player in major league baseball - to show the crowd that teammates are teammates regardless of the color of their skin.

December 31, 2011
Will male player on major sports team ever come out in U.S.?

Retired gay Major League Baseball star Billy Bean says 'It's going to take maybe just one special guy who can really move that ball forward'

As 2011 draws to a close, the major U.S. professional sports of football, basketball and baseball still have never had an active male player declare that they are gay.

There are still only handful who have even done so in retirement.

Among them is retired baseball pro Billy Bean who played for San Diego Padres, Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Dodgers during the 90s and came out publicly in the 2003 memoir Going The Other Way.

December 31, 2011
Will male player on major sports team ever come out in U.S.?

Retired gay Major League Baseball star Billy Bean says 'It's going to take maybe just one special guy who can really move that ball forward'

As 2011 draws to a close, the major U.S. professional sports of football, basketball and baseball still have never had an active male player declare that they are gay.

There are still only handful who have even done so in retirement.

Among them is retired baseball pro Billy Bean who played for San Diego Padres, Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Dodgers during the 90s and came out publicly in the 2003 memoir Going The Other Way.