TV EPISODE: Billy Bean, left, with Robert Wuhl,

who plays sports agent Arliss Michaels.

 

Billy Bean Tells Truth of Personal Experience

For the past three years, since I came out publicly in The Herald, I have seen how

important it is for members of the gay and lesbian community, who are able to live

openly and honestly in our workplaces, to be visible, vocal role models.

 

Gay Sports Fans at Odds Over Billy Bean

Billy Bean's recent cameo as himself on HBO's Arli$$ -- advising a fictional gay

athlete to stay in the closet to protect his career -- has gay sports fans at each

others' throats. Why he has become the self-appointed Mother Superior dispensing

well-intentioned but poorly reasoned and ultimately, detrimental `blanket advice'

for every gay athlete in professional sports

 

OutSports Columns on Billy Bean

*Out With the Out Guy: Why Billy Bean Is a Lousy Spokesman

Billy Bean became "a qualified expert" by default when came out of the closet, after

his short-lived baseball career, and to my knowledge, has never had anything positive

to say about the prospect of someone being same-gender loving in the world of sports.

His negative demeanor on the topic doesn't just cover the prospect of someone being

an active player and openly gay. 

*Bean Did Right Thing Marginal Players Replaced

Why is Billy Bean so pessimistic? Why does he think it would be "professional suicide,"

in his words, for a major league baseball player to come out as gay? Because we all

view everything through the prism of our of own life experiences and it would have been

professional suicide for a marginal, journeymen outfielder to have come out as gay

in the late `80s or early `90s. Read Both OutSports Columns.

 

John Rocker

John Rocker In New Anti-Gay Flap

Texas Ranger Pitcher, John Rocker embroiled in yet another, new anti-gay controversy.

Rocker, nicknamed 'The Mouth From The South' yelled homophobic epithets after being

heckled at a popular Dallas. Rocker had issued a written apology, Monday for anti-gay

remarks he made toward patrons of a popular eatery.

 

Pat Williams

 

Anti-Bias Irks Miracle's Gay Fans

The letter. Pat Williams, Orlando Magic President sent to the Orlando City Commission,

to voice his opposition to Chapter 57, an amendment that would add sexual orientation

to the city's anti-discrimination ordinance, landed the Miracle's top executives in trouble 

with the WNBA team's fans. Williams, without apologizing, issued a written statement to

explain the letter he sent. Read the Letter and his Statement.

 

Lesbian Group Stages Kiss-In at Basketball Game

Lesbian fans of New York Liberty accused the Women's National Basketball Association

management of ignoring their presence at Madison Square Garden and protested by

staging a "timeout kiss-in". The kissing during breaks of a televised game was organized

by "Lesbians for Liberty."A statement issued by The Liberty, described Liberty games as

"an environment where every single person  regardless of age, ethnicity or sexual preference 

is treated equally."What makes this kissing protest unique is that this is one of the few times

gay fans have asked for their piece of the respect pie.

 

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