TJ House Shirtless, Underwear, Boyfriend. We already included him in our list of gay baseball players but we think TJ House deserves a post all his own. After all, he is only the third professional baseball star who played in the major leagues to come out as a member of the LGBT community. For those wondering, the other two are Billy Bean (who’s currently the Ambassador for Inclusion of the MLB as well as a Senior Vice President and Special Assistant to the Commissioner) and Glenn Burke (who sadly passed away in 1995).
As mentioned in our earlier post, TJ came out by announcing his support for the Respect for Marriage Act via Facebook. Here’s what he wrote: Today’s passage of the Respect for Marriage Act protects us to have the same rights and opportunities that each of you have. It protects the same benefits. It makes us equal to you. It allows Ryan Neitzel and I to come together and create something beautiful. It gives me the confidence to get engaged to the person I love, to marry them. I have a wonderful fiancé, who challenges me daily to become a better person. To live life authentically. … I’m finally healing, and days like today are what helps me continue to grow into the person I’ve been all along, one I’ve locked up for 20-plus years. Today I am loved.”
