One Water Fountain Baby it’s a hot day on the porch on de GaspĂ©I feel your kicking but I think we’ll be okayThey don’t want to put your daddy “in his place”They just shout his name when he gets on base Got some plums at the marketGot some nectarinesThose sweet
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gay persons of color: Watch: Philadelphia Phillies affirm It Gets Better
Yet another inspiring It Gets Better video, this time from the Philadelphia Phillies, which was released Saturday and features pitchers Roy Halladay and Michael Stutes, outfielders Hunter Pence and John Mayberry Jr., and second baseman Chase Utley.
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Continue readinggay persons of color: Watch: Tampa Bay Rays declare It Gets Better
In this It Gets Better instalment from the Tampa Bay Rays, manager Joe Maddon and players Johnny Damon, Sam Fuld, B.J. Upton, and Sean Rodriguez speak with conviction in a sincere message of support for LGBT teens who might be the victims of bullying. …
Continue readinggay persons of color: Watch: Seattle Mariners, Seahawks, Storm, and Sounders say It Gets Better
Last Thursday, the Seattle Mariners released an “It Gets Better” video against anti-gay bullying to become the fifth Major League Baseball (MLB) team to do so and the first to include players from Seattle teams in the National Football League (NFL), …
Continue readinggay persons of color: Tampa Bay Rays become 9th MLB team to join It Gets Better Project
Tampa Bay Rays’ manager Joe Maddon and players Johnny Damon, Sam Fuld, B.J. Upton, and Sean Rodriguez will be featured in an upcoming “It Gets Better” video to support teens dealing with anti-gay bullying, reports the St. Petersburg Times. The new vide…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Watch: Baltimore Orioles "It Gets Better" video
Major League Baseball just keeps getting better as the Baltimore Orioles became the fourth team (after the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, and Boston Red Sox) to produce a video for the It Gets Better Project to fight homophobic teen bullying. The …
Continue readinggay persons of color: Marriage equality begins in New York State; Seventh MLB team confirms pro-gay video
Hundreds of gay couples in New York State were married Sunday as the state became the sixth and largest to recognize marriage equality in America. The photo, above, of the illuminated American side of Niagara Falls, taken by Flickr user Mykelle Nicole,…
Continue readingwmtc: boycott mlb all star game to protest arizona’s racist anti-brown-people law
Many good reasons to boycott tonight’s Major League All Star Game: Arizona, The All-Star Game, And Speaking Up For Human Rights at Joy of Sox.
Continue readingwmtc: at the break
As we baseball fans say, we are “at the break”. The All Star Break begins today: three days without real baseball, plus this year an extra day off for our Red Sox. Although the actual halfway point of the season came last week, the All Star Break is a …
Continue readinggay persons of color: Oakland A’s suspend minor league prospect for gay slur
Photo from Checkoutmycards.comThe Oakland A’s nipped team homophobia in the bud Sunday by indefinitely suspending top minor league pitching prospect, Ian Krol, for tweeting what was reported by the San Francisco Chronicle’s Susan Slusser as a “gay slur…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Watch: Boston Red Sox "It Gets Better" video
Released last week, the Boston Red Sox contribution to the It Gets Better project features manager Terry Francona, captain and catcher Jason Varitek, and first/third baseman Kevin Youkilis, whose words are woven together with those of “real” people to …
Continue readingwmtc: red sox "it gets better" video
“Once you make it through the hard parts, the rest of life is so much more fantastic than anything you can imagine.” I agree. The hard parts don’t go away, but they’re the same hard parts everyone goes through, not a punishment inflicted especially on …
Continue readinggay persons of color: Watch: Chicago Cubs "It Gets Better" video
Following the lead taken by the San Francisco Giants, the Chicago Cubs on Monday became the second professional sports team to join the “It Gets Better” campaign, a project intended to raise awareness of and call for an end to anti-LGBT bullying and h…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Seattle Mariners next to produce "It Gets Better Video"
The activism wave continues through baseball stadiums in the United states as the Seattle Mariners announced Thursday that they will join the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, and Boston Red Sox by making an “It Gets Better” video to fight homophobia…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox to produce "It Gets Better" videos
Both the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox baseball teams have decided to take a stand against anti-gay bullying and homophobia and produce “It Gets Better” videos. The two teams are following the lead taken by the San Francisco Giants who, on June 1, be…
Continue readingwmtc: major league baseball teams say: it gets better
The San Francisco Giants are the first major sports team to make an It Gets Better video in support of LGBT youth and the anti-bullying campaign. The Giants produced the video in response to a request from a long-time fan on Change.org.
Sean Chapin, a…
gay persons of color: Watch: San Francisco Giants "It Gets Better" video
On Wednesday, the San Francisco Giants became the first professional sports franchise to release a video for the It Gets Better Project. Featuring pitchers Barry Zito, Sergio Romo, and Matt Cain, center fielder Andres Torres, and hitting coach Hensley …
Continue readingwmtc: updates on baseball and the border
We had a wonderful little getaway, despite some crazy weather. It was great to re-connect with our Windsor friends, now not only married but Canadian citizens. We had dinner at a terrific little Salvadorean joint; if you find yourself in Windsor, it’s …
Continue readingwmtc: in lieu of travel, baseball and socialism
I’ll be spending the next few days with several things I am passionate about: baseball, socialism, good friends – and Allan. Today we’re heading to Windsor, having dinner with “Gito and Mrtew”, then tomorrow seeing the Red Sox in Detroit. Hooray, a day…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Former baseball player, Billy Bean, poses for equal rights
Former Major League Baseball player Billy Bean, who made news in 1999 when he came out openly as gay four years after he retired from the sport, has posed for the NOH8 Campaign, which raises awareness and funds for gay rights causes, including ending C…
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