Billy Bean (1964–2024), baseball player and LGBTQ+ advocate
Bean was a panelist on GSN 's I've Got a Secret revival in , [22][23] and was a board member of the Gay and Lesbian Athletics Foundation. [24] He appeared in a episode of Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, showing Griffin several homes. [25] In , Bean was hired as a consultant by Scout Productions, the team of David Collins and Michael Williams, who produced Bravo 's Queer Eye. Billy Bean, a former baseball player who came out as gay after retiring and then dedicated his life to inclusion, died this week. Before his death at age 60, Bean was an executive for Major League Baseball on diversity issues. Billy Bean, second openly gay ex
Billy Bean has died at the age of Bean was the second Major League Baseball player to come out as gay. He worked with MLB to promote inclusion. Three years after that exchange, and while a member of the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, Ruby became the only active professional baseball player at any level to be publicly out as gay. Bean helped clear the path for Ruby's historic and important decision. MLB unveils Billy Bean Fellowship to recruit LGBTQ hopefuls
Billy Bean, who became the second former Major League Baseball player to come out as gay and became the sport’s senior vice president for DEI has died at Billy Bean, who became the second former Major League Baseball player to come out as gay in before becoming the sport's senior vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, has died. He was 
LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame recognizes Billy Bean and his
Baseball keeps the legacy of Billy Bean alive by providing a new opportunity for marginalized communities to join the MLB front offices. This accolade could not be more appropriate. By doing so, he left an impact on baseball that far exceeded that of most retired players.
Billy Bean Dies at 60; Led Baseball on Diversity After Coming
Billy Bean, a former baseball player who came out as gay after retiring and then dedicated his life to inclusion, died this week. Before his death at age 60, Bean was an executive for Major League. .
‘This is my story’
Billy Bean was a baseball player for the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Diego Padres who became the second Major League Baseball player to come out as gay. Died: August 6, (Who. . 
Billy Bean made MLB better as a longtime LGBTQ advocate
A version of this article appears in print on Aug. 9, , Section A, Page 17 of the New York edition with the headline: Billy Bean Dies at 60; Led Baseball On Diversity After Coming Out as Gay. .
Billy Bean
The two most prominent gay players in MLB history are Billy Bean and Glenn Burke. Now their names will be united with this honor. The post LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame recognizes Billy Bean and his. .