Major League Baseball Gay & Lesbian Days - Past & Present
	Past Event	ATLANTA BRAVES Info on Atlanta Games Inc. Night at the Braves in 2001.
	2007 info TBA	Out at Fenway Park III Out at Fenway Park II attracted 1,000 LGBT fans on Thursday September 1, 2005. The 2004 event was attended by 500. Event organized by PrideSportsBoston.com
	Sunday July 15, 2007	Out at the Ballgame Beginning in 2001, "Out at the Ballgame" is the longest-running "gay day" with an MLB team. Last year's sold-out event took place on Sunday June 18, 2006. "Out at the Ballgame" is organized by the Chicago Free Press.
	Friday June 23, 2006	Pride Night at Coors Field As part of PrideFest, Friday June 23, 2006 will be Pride Night at Coors Field. For more info, see GLBT Center of Colorado website.
	Past Event	Gay and Lesbian Night at Dodger Stadium "On Wednesday, September 6, GLAAD and the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center co-hosted their first night at Dodger's Stadium (attended by over 450 supporters)."
	Monday September 13, 2004	Out @ The Ballgame: Contact outatthemets@yahoo.com for information. The first Out @ The Ballgame with the New York Mets was a great success, as several hundred NY Mets fans enjoyed a double-header at Shea Stadium.
	Saturday August 14, 2004	Out At The Ball Park: See East Bay Voice for details.
	Saturday June 10, 2006	Pride Night The Palm Springs Power of the Pacific SouthWest Baseball League will donate $1/2 for every ticket sold to the Desert Pride Center. Pre-game activities include the Gay Cabelleros.
	Thursday August 9, 2007	Gay Community Night at the Phillies Friday August 18, 2006 makrked the 4th Gay Community Night at the Phillies. In 2005, the national anthem was sung by they Philadelphia Gay Men's Chorus and Outsports.com co-founder Cyd Zeigler threw out the first pitch. Now in its 4th year, this highly successful event inspired an LGBT night with the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, as well. For article and pics, see Outsports article and PhillyGayDays.com.
	Saturday June 17, 2006	Pittsburgh Pirates Pride Night Saturday June 17, 2006 is Pittsburgh PrideFest 2006. In conjunction with that event will be the 3rd annual Pride Night with the Pirates. Presented by the Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Pittsburgh, "The game starts at 7:05 pm, and for an hour and a half before the game, Federal Street is blocked off in front of PNC Park. Plans are in the works to expand the PrideFest activities to Federal Street before the game which is a great opportunity for some positive visibility for our community."
	Sunday July 8, 2007	Pride Night at Petco Park The San Diego Padres host Pride Night at Petco Park on Sunday July 8, 2007. "San Diego Pride supporters and volunteers will be recognized for organizing the group event with a scoreboard welcome and the Gay Men's Chorus of San Diego will sing the National Anthem." See San Diego Padres website for event info and tickets.
	Monday August 27, 2007	LGBT Night Out This season, the San Francisco Giants will host 2 LGBT Nights Out: on Tuesday June 6, 2006 and Tuesday September 12, 2006. In 2005 the team hosted two similar events. See www.sfgiants.com/specialevents for event info and tickets. San Jose Mercury News article: Complex field for gay sports fans
	Past event	TEXAS RANGERS Info on 2003 event; more 2003 event info
	Friday August 25, 2006	Toronto Blue Jays Pride Night Show your Pride. The 3rd Annual Toronto Blue Jays Pride Night will be held on Friday August 25, 2006. Organized by gaybaseballdays.com and other community groups (TBA) in cooperation with the Jays. Blue Jays Pride Night events in 2004 and 2005 attracted several hundred LGBT Jays fans and raised money for the Toronto Pride Committee. Pre-game participants have included Scott Thompson (Kids in the Hall, My Fabulous Gay Wedding), Mark Tewksbury (Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer) and the Forte Men's Chorus. Globe & Mail article: Gays and Jays to celebrate Pride Night
	Saturday April 22, 2006	Equality Night The A-level Dunedin Blue Jays hosted another successful Eqality Night, benefitting Equality Florida. St. Petersburg Times article: Event organizers shooting high with annual event On August 13, 2005, the Toronto Blue Jays' A-level affiliate Dunedin Blue Jays hosted Pride in Our Diversity Night along with Equality Florida. Tampa Bay Online article: Baseball Club Hopes Gay Event Is A Hit
	Monday July 16, 2007	Night Out with the Nationals The third Night Out with the Nationals will be on Monday July 16, 2007. Organized by Team DC, past events attracted over 1000 LGBT fans to RFK Stadium. Washington Blade article (w/photos): Gay baseball night draws 1,100 to RFK

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