Dave Pallone has penned a short piece for the gay professionals site dot429 comparing DADT to the state of gays in sports. It’s a comparison we’ve seen made before, but few people know it better than Pallone. Ever since Abner Doubleday invented the game of baseball there have been players who are gay. That is [...]
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Bridgewater State hosts Dave Pallone
Out former MLB umpire Dave Pallone is the keynote speaker at Bridgewater State’s celebration of Gay History Month on Oct. 7, 7pm-9pm. The event is co-sponsored by the Bridgewater State Department of Athletics and the GLBTA Pride Center and is being promoted by the athletic department. Dave’s been a popular public speaker for years, so [...]
Dave Pallone on gay men’s HIV awareness
Yesterday was National Gay Men’s HIV Awareness Day, and in recognition of that we welcome guest blogger Dave Pallone, former MLB umpire. A lot of things have changed for LGBT community, since I publicly came out in June, 1990. Most of these changes are for the better. As a country, we have a ways to [...]