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This is an excellent documentary, first shown at the Castro Theatre and broadcast by Comcast in the Bay Area earlier this year. I am also a longtime A's fan, and while happy to see they helped Glenn in his final days, I wish they would be more active in HIV prevention in Oakland, where there is still a State of Emergency! Only the Giants have an AIDS Awarness game each year....Why not the A's...there is HIV/AIDS in Oakland, and it's hitting hard!
Sid: We've made the correction, good catch!
Jerry Pritikin aka The Bleacher Preacher
This doc was long over due. I recommend it to all jocks,gay and straight. I knew Glenn when he played for the Dodgers. He was a good guy and a great athlete. He played for a couple of homophobic managers and never had the chance to become a well known player. This doc should be available for all high school and college teams.
Oops! "Burke was the first openly gay Major League Baseball player and is cemented in history as paving the way for LGBT professional sports players everywhere--including Billy Beane, the Oakland A's current general manager." It seems that you're confusing Billy Beane with Billy Bean. The former is the heterosexual manager of the Oakland A's and the latter is the former Major League baseball player who came out after leaving the game in 1995.
Robert K Brown
I remember Glenn from the Pendulum, a gay bar in the Castro. The most we ever did was share a beer but those beers often turned out to be the highlight of the evening. He was an exceptional man.
August 15, 2011