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U.S. soccer star 'comes out' as gay
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US culture wars come to baseball as MLB celebrates Pride month, MLB
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MLB teams welcome LGBTQ+ fans with Pride Nights but not one has seen an active player come out
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Dodgers whiff on the core concept as Pride season approaches
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The City of Brotherly Love Softball League was founded for gay men in 1983. Forty years later, its need is just as important.
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19 Male Baseball Heroes Who Came Out as Gay or Bisexual
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Phillies World Series: Fightins win Game 1 - WHYY
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MLB teams welcome LGBTQ fans with Pride Nights but not one has seen an active player come out – WABE
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Bryan Ruby is first active pro baseball player to publicly come out as gay
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10 pro baseball players who came out and set the stage for a future gay World Series champ - Queerty
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How much longer will Major League Baseball stay in the closet?
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openly gay MLB players: How many openly gay MLB players have been there? Honoring LGBTQ icons of baseball on Pride Night
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Gay baseball pro Bryan Ruby addresses Rays Pride patch controversy