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SPORTSbyBROOKS: Cubs Finally Finish On Top: 1st Openly Gay Owner
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RT @boivinny Lesbian manager of cubs is the first out manager! http://tinyurl.com/ydhdqak 19 days ago |
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Yeah Laura! RT @timothysw: Chicago Cubs become first major league sports franchise to have an openly gay owner http://bit.ly/3gTCdT 20 days ago |
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YAY! RT @ZenobiaDTC: baseball - a lesbian just became first out queer- part owner of major league franchise http://bit.ly/3o9ETw 21 days ago |
The Harmonic Convergence Sunday Links
Fang's Bites —
... The Windy City Times notes that the Chicago Cubs ownership group includes a lesbian which makes her the first openly gay person to own a major sports team in the United States. ...
Cubs Finally Finish On Top: 1st Openly Gay Owner
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... In a major development, the Chicago Cubs have become the first major-league sports franchise to have an openly gay owner . On Oct. 30, the Ricketts family were announced as the new owners of the Cubs, buying the team, Wrigley Field and a share in Comcast SportsNet Chicago for $845 million from the Tribune Co, according to MLB.com. Among the purchasers is Laura Ricketts , a lesbian who now becomes the first out individual to own a professional sports team, according to MarketToMarketLLC.com. According to ABC7Chicago.com, Laura, who lives in Chicago, is a member of the board of ...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Monday
A League of Her Own —
... It seems as though we've managed to avoid the next Wayne Huizenga. Not only do we have seemingly smart, rational ownership, we also have more diverse ownership. With the family buying the Cubs, Laura Ricketts became the first openly gay owner of a major sports franchise. ...
Deal With It Obama: Lesbian Owner Makes Cubs Most Progressive Team in Chi
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... If the Cubs aren’t anywhere near the post-season this year, they can at least claim the title of the most progressive ballclub in MLB. The Windy City Times reports that new Cub owner Laura Ricketts is the first out lesbian to own a major league baseball team. Forget how far to the cultural left this puts the Cubs compared to their former Tribune owners, it now pushes the Cubs to the left of ...
Laura Ricketts Gives the Cubs the First Major-League Sports Franchise to Have an Openly Gay Owner
The Big Lead —
... openly gay, and supposedly is the “first major-league sports franchise to have an openly gay owner.” Laura Ricketts is a “member of the board of Lambda Legal, a national organization fighting for gay rights—including same sex marriage.” We haven’t seen this story in the Tribune or Sun-Times yet, but it’ll be interesting to see how the papers, local radio, and fans react to this revelation. The guess here is that nobody will care. [Windy City Times] Photo courtesy of the ...
Cubs Group Has First Prominent Gay Owner; Still, Not Entirely Pro-Gay
The Sporting Blog —
... Also, and more relevant to our purposes: that gay people can be part of an ownership group of one of the most recognizable franchises in all of sports. 41-year-old Laura Ricketts, a lesbian who came out in her 30s, will serve, along with her three brothers, as a board member for the Chicago Cubs. The sale of the Cubs from the Tribune Company to the Ricketts family for $845 million was finalized last week. ...
