Baseball player who inspired 'A League of Their Own' publicly comes out at 95

[MissMillie]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/baseball-player-who-inspired-a-league-of-their-own-publicly-comes-out-at-95/ar-AAYABsy?ocid=U483DHP&li=BBnbfcL

Baseball player Maybelle Blair lived in the closet for the vast majority of her 95 years of life. But now, the nonagenarian is revealing her true self to the world.

Blair, who served as the inspiration for the iconic 1992 sports-comedy “A League of Their Own,” publicly came out as gay this week at the 2022 Tribeca Festival. She was promoting the Amazon series, “A League of Their Own,” which is based off the movie.

“I think it’s a great opportunity for these young girl ballplayers to realize that they’re not alone, and you don’t have to hide,” Blair told an adoring crowd. “I hid for 75, 85 years. This is actually, basically, the first time I’ve ever come out.”

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That's a heck of a long time to hide who you are.

[elleng]

1. Really IS a heck of a long time to hide who you are.

[Nevilledog]

2. That is unbearably sad.

[NoMoreRepugs]

3. Are we really the "Land of the Free?"

[COL Mustard]

9. Sure, as long as you look

Like me (old, white and male). For the rest of you, you’re pretty much on your own.

[NoMoreRepugs]

11. 72 - grey hair - always mistaken for a Trumper.

[Celerity]

12. avoid wearing any type of red hats, lolol

well

maybe this one would work out

[NoMoreRepugs]

13. Ha!!

[Stinky The Clown]

4. I wish her peace, love, and happiness for her remaining years and for eternity after that.

[Karadeniz]

5. After all that time, that took a lot of bravery !

[localroger]

6. Yes, hiding becomes a habit that can be hard to break /nt

[MagickMuffin]

7. I knew Jaynie Krick who played in the League. I also knew her roommate

She gave me a signed baseball card.

People felt the need to keep their love lives on the low down and it appears the haters are trying to drive them back into the closets. So sad that haters can't find peace within their own hearts.

[3catwoman3]

8. Good for her. What a long time to have to pretend to be...

...someone other than who you are.

[LenaBaby61]

10. THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻