D.C. bar owners say Trump’s federal law enforcement crackdown is killing their business
“This is not sustainable,” Dave Perruzza, a gay business owner in D.C., told The Advocate.
August 16, 2025
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Gay business owners brace for Donald Trump’s return to Washington, D.C.
The second Trump term spells uncertainty for LGBTQ-owned businesses in the nation’s capital.
January 13, 2025
Oakland As Pitcher Blasts Homophobic Kiss Cam
Brandon McCarthy stands up against a silly and, some would say, antigay practice.
April 26, 2012
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Nationals Pitcher Sean Doolittle Will Not Be Visiting the White House
Doolittle and his wife, Eireann Dolan, are longtime supporters of LGBTQ rights.
November 1, 2019
Former MLB Pitcher: Stay in the Closet, Gay Teammates
Mark Knudson says it's inevitable that a gay player will be attracted to teammates, and that will hurt team solidarity.
March 1, 2013
Giants Pitcher Jeremy Affeldt Shares His Evolution on Homophobia
"I'm going to love on them just as God told me to love all human beings," says the MLB player of LGBT people.
May 23, 2013
Newly Acquired Mets Pitcher Apologizes for Gay Slur in Tweet
Noah Syndergaard, just acquired by the Mets from the Toronto Blue Jays, apologized for using the f word on Twitter earlier this month.
December 20, 2012
Blue Jays Pitcher Anthony Bass Apologizes Over Transphobic Boycott Post
He apologized a day after he shared the transphobic video.
May 30, 2023
Phillies Rays Say It Gets Better
The Phillies' video features star pitcher and Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay, along with second baseman Chase Utley, outfielders Hunter Pence and John Mayberry Jr., and pitcher Mike Stutes.
August 31, 2011
Two College Baseball Players Fell In Love Despite Being on Rival Teams
“We just had that connection instantly," pitcher Aiden Phipps said.
October 12, 2023
T.J. House, Former MLB Player, Comes Out as Gay
The baseball pitcher becomes only the third former player in the league's history to come out publicly.
December 12, 2022
Curt Schilling Says Those Offended by Antigay Slurs Are 'Snowflakes'
To the retired major league pitcher and conservative commentator, Matt Joyce's use of such a slur toward a fan Friday was no big deal.
August 7, 2017
Transphobe Curt Schilling Sorta Kinda Announces Run for Senate
Apparently, all that stands in the way of the former baseball pitcher and ESPN analyst challenging Sen. Elizabeth Warren in 2018... is his wife.
October 19, 2016
Baseball as a First Love on the Way to Gay Self-Love
The characters from the series A League of Their Own and recently out pitcher Solomon Bates show the power of baseball as a lifelong love.
September 1, 2022
Sean Doolittle Refused White House Trip to Support His Two Moms-in-Law
The World Series-winning Washington Nationals pitcher said he skipped a meeting with Donald Trump because the president is "widening the divide in the country."
November 6, 2019
Where's Curt Schilling's Apology for Hypocritical Harassment?
The former Red Sox pitcher and ESPN commentator should take his own advice about the harms of online harassment, says this communications professional.
April 28, 2016
Curt Schilling and His Family Promise He's Not Transphobic
Schilling, his wife, and their 16-year-old son all spoke out in defense of the former Red Sox pitcher, after ESPN fired him for posting a transphobic meme.
April 28, 2016
Multiple D.C. LGBTQ+ bars pull Jack Daniel's orders over distiller's retreat from diversity & inclusion
If you're looking for Jack Daniel's, you won't find it at these LGBTQ+ bars.
March 10, 2025
Rep. Robert Garcia & ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Winner Sasha Colby Talk Activism at D.C. Event
The California Democrat, who’s the first elected gay immigrant in Congress, is a big fan of the show.
April 20, 2023
