Glenn Burke was the first MLB player to come out as gay to teammates and team owners during his professional career and the first to publicly acknowledge it, stating, "They can't ever say now that a Gay man can't play in the majors, because I'm a Gay man.

After months of research, the Stonewall National Museum and Archives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida recently launched a major digital exhibit just in time for LGBTQ History Month in October.