Dodgers Gay Pride Honor Baseball
Joyce Henderson, left, sister of Glenn Burke, speaks during a ceremony prior to a baseball game to unveil a tribute to LGBTQ+ trailblazers and former Los Angeles Dodgers players Billy Bean and Burke, who were among the first professional athletes to identify as gay, Friday, June 5, 2026, in Los Angeles.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers have unveiled a permanent display honoring LGBTQ+ trailblazers and former players for the team Glenn Burke and Billy Bean, who were the first two major leaguers to say they were gay. A brief ceremony with their families was held on the team’s 13th Pride Night, hours before the Dodgers hosted the Los Angeles Angels in the Freeway Series. Burke was the first MLB player to come out as gay, announcing it in 1982 after he retired. He died in 1995. Four years later, Bean became the second MLB player to reveal that he was gay. He died in 2024.
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