MLB's first openly gay (lesbian) owner
MLB's first openly gay (lesbian) owner
#1MLB's first openly gay (lesbian) owner
Posted: 10/31/09 at 11:28am
The new owners of the Chicago Cubs, the Ricketts family, includes a lesbian sister, Laura, who will sit on the Board.
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A person on another message board I frequent posted this interview (excerpt):
Cubs Press Conference and Interview with Laura Ricketts, first Openly Gay MLB Owner
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MTM: How does it feel to be the first openly gay major league baseball owner?
LR: I don't know what it's like to be a regular old Major League owner much less the first openly gay one. Give me a few months and then maybe I can adjust to that role and I'll tell you.
MTM: Do have any messages you would like to say to the GLBT Cub fans?
LR: I think that the Cubs appreciate diversity and welcome it and are supportive of the LGBT community already before my involvement and I see that continuing certainly. The LGBT community is part of the Chicago community and we want to be part of that.
http://www.markettomarketllc.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=311:ricketts-press-conference&catid=1:headline-news&Itemid=49
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Chicago Tribune: Ricketts family ready for full Cubs commitment
"Tom Ricketts runs a small investment bank; Laura Ricketts is a lawyer but spends more of her time working with public-interest groups focused on women and gay and lesbian civil rights; Todd Ricketts manages his investments, including a bike shop in Highland Park. Only Pete Ricketts is used to the public spotlight after running for the U.S. Senate in Nebraska. He lives in Omaha, where he invests in startup companies and is involved in Republican politics."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-biz-ricketts-family-profile-oct30,0,4556884.story
Coach Bob knew it all along: you've got to get obsessed and stay obsessed. You have to keep passing the open windows. (John Irving, The Hotel New Hampshire)
Updated On: 10/31/09 at 11:28 AM
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
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Posted: 10/31/09 at 11:29amOff topic board, buddy.
2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5
May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot
#2re: MLB's first openly gay (lesbian) owner
Posted: 10/31/09 at 11:30am
Gah, sorry, I thought this was on the off-topic board when I posted this. Is there a way to move it?
Coach Bob knew it all along: you've got to get obsessed and stay obsessed. You have to keep passing the open windows. (John Irving, The Hotel New Hampshire)
Updated On: 10/31/09 at 11:30 AM
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#3re: MLB's first openly gay (lesbian) owner
Posted: 10/31/09 at 11:32amNot that I know of.
2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5
May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot
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