Billie Jean King sends birthday love to 97-year-old 'A League of Their Own' inspiration Maybelle Blair
Maybelle "All the Way Mae" Blair is still slinging as she marks her 97th birthday.
January 19, 2024
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96-Year-Old Lesbian Baseball Legend Maybelle Blair Recognized by NY Mets
Blair, who played professional baseball in a women’s league, received the Amazin' Mets Foundation's inaugural Legacy Award.
September 15, 2023
No Second Season for 'A League of Their Own'
A short second season for the LGBTQ-inclusive series had been announced, but it won't happen now because of Hollywood strikes, sources say.
August 18, 2023
'A League of Their Own' Is 'Forgetting the Rules' in New Trailer
The new and queer-inclusive series about the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League premieres August 12.
July 26, 2022
Maybelle Blair, ALOTO Inspiration, Throws 1st Pitch at Dodgers Game
The recently out Blair played in the famed All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which inspired the new A League of Their Own series and the original film.
August 23, 2022
A League of Their Own Inspiration Maybelle Blair Comes Out at 95
"All The Way Mae" Blair played for the women's baseball league on which the original film and new Amazon Studios series are based.Â
June 15, 2022
Abbi Jacobson Engaged to Girlfriend Jodi Balfour
The Broad City star and the South African actor walked the red carpet together as a couple for the first time last week.Â
August 7, 2022
Abbi Jacobson Honors 'A League of Their Own' While Slamming Cancellation Excuse
The LGBTQ-inclusive show's co-creator says blaming its cancellation on the actors' and writers' strikes is cowardly and worse.
August 21, 2023
'A League of Their Own' Director Penny Marshall Dies at 75
The beloved star of Laverne & Shirley and director of massive hits of the '80s and '90s died in her Hollywood home on Monday.Â
December 18, 2018
Lesbian Couple From Netflix Doc 'A Secret Love' Made Into Bobbleheads
The couple's more than 70-year romance was featured in Ryan Murphy's 2020 documentary.
January 6, 2022
Op-ed: Brittney Griner Does Not Need Your Makeup Tips
Why are we scared of female athletes who question the narrow views of what it means to be female?
November 12, 2013
The League of Their Own Was 2/3rds Gay, Says Maybelle Blair at 95
In June, 95-year-old former ball player Maybelle Blair came out publicly as gay. At a panel for the A League of Their Own series at Frameline, she shared about queer life in the league.Â
July 21, 2022
A League of Their Own’s Will Graham Uplifts Queer Fans With Moving Message
A League of Their Own’s queer co-creator Will Graham thanked fans and urged them to find and hold on to joy amid the show’s cancellation by Amazon Studios, which comes at a tough political moment for LGBTQ+ people.
August 24, 2023
97-year-old lesbian baller Maybelle Blair on heaven, progress, and the Cubs
The sports legend who helped inspire A League of Their Own is a lesson in living well.
January 19, 2024
How A League of Their Own Is Changing the Game for Queer & Black Women
Stars Abbi Jacobson and Chante Adams and original player Maybelle Blair chat with The Advocate for our digital cover story about making the gayest, most inclusive League yet.
August 12, 2022
A Secret Love's Vintage Gay Footage Was Found in a Basement Suitcase
The Netflix filmmakers reveal how a surprising discovery helped make the documentary on the decades-long relationship of Terry Donahue and Pat Henschel.
May 2, 2020
The 25 best queer TV shows of the century so far ranked
From Queer as Folk to Transparent to Baby Reindeer, the first 25 years of the 21st century have witnessed a sea change in LGBTQ+ TV series including game-changing moments like Michaela Jae Rodriguez becoming the first trans actor to win a Golden Globe.
January 3, 2025
A hero's journey
Jenny Fulle has led a charmed life of her own making--with strength and smarts, she went from preteen legal hero to janitor to power lesbian film executive.
January 29, 2007
Billy Bean's Pitch
Four years after coming out the ex-major leaguer faces a quandary: Should he now push other pro athletes to do the same?
June 10, 2003
