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From Billy Bean to Dave Pallone, Baseball Is Evolving — Slowly — Evolving Is Baseball Pallone, Dave to Bean Billy From LGBT Detroit Presents Seventh Graduating Class 38 Local Non-Discrimination Ordinances Saved Positive Thoughts: Crossing The Viral Divide HOMOPHOBIA IN THE MLB From Billy Bean To Dave Pallone, Baseball Is Evolving — Slowly v WWW.PRIDESOURCE.COM MAY 21, 2015 | VOL. 2321 | FREE 2 BTL | May 21, 2015 www.PrideSource.com COVER 4 The MLB Is Evolving — Slowly Pictured: Billy Bean, 1989 Today in many gay communities, on Photo by Associated Press TV or otherwise, we’re increasingly LGBT Detroit Presents hearing one thing about PrEP: Seventh Graduating Class 38 Local Non-Discrimination Ordinances Saved Positive Thoughts: It’s changing everything. 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Between The Lines is supported by many fine advertisers, but we cannot accept responsibility for claims Copyright 2015 Pride Source Media Group, LLC made by our advertisers, nor can we accept responsibility for materials provided by advertisers or their agents. www.PrideSource.com May 21, 2015 | BTL 3 IN THE NEWS The MLB Is Evolving — Slowly Transgender Student Wins Right To Walk With Chosen Name From Glenn Burke To Billy Bean To Dave Pallone BY JASON A. MICHAEL BY NORM KENT, PUBLISHER SFGN BELLEVILLE – A transgender teenager recently won the right to On July 17, 2013, Major League be presented with his diploma in his chosen name rather than his Baseball held its 84th annual All Star birth name. Sebastian Newell, who attends Belleville High School, Game at Citi Field in Queens, New York, was initially told that while he could walk with the male students the home park of the New York Mets. It – Belleville High School was a day that would become special for separates male students the LGBT community. and female students at On that afternoon, Bud Selig, then its graduation ceremony commissioner of MLB, challenged – his diploma would have to be presented to him in once and for all homophobia in the the female name he had clubhouse. The commissioner held a long left behind. press conference announcing that from Newell was crestfallen. that date forward it would be the policy “I didn’t want to walk,” of every major league club “to welcome Newell told CBS Detroit. “I all individuals regardless of sexual didn’t want to participate orientation into our ballparks.” in commencement. Just “Both on the field and away from walking with that kind of it Major League Baseball has a zero- name that is associated tolerance policy for harassment with the opposite gender and discrimination based on sexual was terrifying. I don’t orientation,” Selig said. even feel comfortable It was nearly two years ago, and This year, Terry Collins’ Mets were amongst a host of major and minor league teams that held Sebastian Newell’s Twitter photo. when a substitute teacher Selig declared that a workplace code of clubhouse and locker room presentations highlighting diversity and LGBT inclusion in the sport. They were moderated by Billy Bean, a one time Los Angeles Dodger himself and former Detroit Tiger. He attends Belleville High School. says it out loud, so I can’t conduct “would be created and given to even imagine someone every player from the minor leagues on whispering it into a up. Training sessions and a centralized microphone in front of complaint system will also be instituted.” of Fame week, Rocker was a different Even today, Lasorda cannot talk easily thousands of people.” The commissioner kept his word. person. He had just finished participating about Tommy, Jr. But it did not stop Michael Van Tassel, the Van Buren Schools superintendent, said A year later, Selig would appoint a as a contestant in the popular TV show, him from setting up a memorial cancer that his decision was not a commentary on gender identity issues, retired gay baseball player, Billy Bean, as “Survivor.” foundation in his lad’s name. but simply a matter of district policy, which states that a student a spokesperson for inclusion. Baseball’s “My ally and closest friend was a gay He has evolved, too. must use their legal name. man and his partner,” he told SFGN. Lasorda, a fierce competitor and Hall of “We have 400 students… and there is just no way that we can non-discrimination policies are now posted in every locker room in all their Asked how he would feel today about Famer, told SFGN, “I would start anyone just read names off because somebody, for instance, has decided gay athletes coming out in the clubhouse, in my lineup who could take two, single that they want to be called something different,” Van Tassel said leagues. The Park Avenue home of major Rocker remarked, “If a guy can hit my to right field and help me win a game.” in the CBS report. league baseball has a fully staffed ‘Office fastball, he should have a right to play. In fact, sports announcer Joe Garagiola Amid pressure and with permission from Newell’s parents, for Diversity.’ however, Van Tassel reversed his initial decision and agreed to let No one has a right to discriminate.” once joked Lasorda “would throw at his Newell graduate using his chosen name. Rachel Crandall, executive Still, a lot of old timers have not jumped mother if it helped his team.” director of Transgender Michigan, said the superintendent made John Rocker on the diversity bandwagon. When Hall Many other retired players echo that the right decision. We have come a long way from the of Famer Frank Robinson, 79 years old, thought. Tommy Davis, who in the 1960s “His gender was never actually female,” Crandall explained. “His afternoon in July of 1999 when John and baseball’s first black manager, was played on over 10 teams in his career all gender was always male. Forcing him to graduate as a woman Rocker, the Atlanta Braves reliever, questioned about Commissioner Selig’s over the country said, “First of all, you would be forcing him to be something he really is not.” Crandall remarked to Sports Illustrated that he initiative, he refused to comment on it. play to win. You form a brotherhood said that “respecting a person’s chosen name is really respecting hated playing in New York at a Mets In Cooperstown for the Hall of Fame based on the talents teammates bring to them as a human being.” game. ceremonies, he brusquely stated, “I am the field, not to the bedroom.” Another trans activist, Transgender Detroit Executive Director “Imagine having to take the train to here just to sign autographs,” and ended But sexuality was not an open issue, Michelle Fox-Phillips, said the whole matter is really a non-issue. the ballpark, looking like you’re riding the interview.
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