At a time when teams are wearing special uniforms to draw attention to a wide range of causes and cultural movements - the military, cancer awareness, autism awareness, Movember, Black History Month, Hispanic outreach, children's charities, and more - why haven't there been any LGBT pride uniforms?Īctually, there have been a few of them, especially during the past year or so, but not in places where the typical American sports fan would see them. The situation highlights an interesting gap in the uni-verse. New York Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy - the team's lone All-Star representative in 2014 - caused a bit of a controversy last week when he said, 'I do disagree with the lifestyle, 100 percent.' Murphy was responding to a presentation by former MLB player Billy Bean, who said publicly he was gay after his playing days were over and has been touring various teams' spring training camps as MLB's Ambassador for Inclusion.
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