Former Major League Baseball player T.J. House came out as gay and announced his engagement to his partner, Ryan Neitzel, in an emotional social media post. “Love has finally set me free,” House said. - NBCOUT
for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Oakland Athletics, and Billy Bean, who came out in 1999 after playing for the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres.
Outsports contributor Ken Schultz said in a statement that House's announcement is significant because there are few pro athletes in men's sports who have come out, and that baseball in particular is still waiting for its first active LGBTQ player. In his post, House noted that the recent passage of the Respect for Marriage Act will allow him and Neitzel “to have the same rights and opportunities that each of you have.”, provides federal protection for marriages between same-sex and interracial couples.
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