LOS ANGELES — In 2000, longtime Los Angeles Dodger fan Danielle Goldey and her then-girlfriend Meredith Kott were removed from Dodger Stadium mid-game by a team of security guards. Their crime? Goldey and Kott shared a kiss, and a fan complained that they didn't want their kids around "those kinds of people." Fast forward to this past Friday, when the Dodgers hosted their fourth annual LGBT Night, which featured an LGBT-themed Dodger tank top, pre-game activities, post-game fireworks and openly gay celebrities like NSYNC's Lance Bass, retired nine-year NFL veteran Esera Tuaolo and LA Galaxy midfielder Robbie Rogers, who threw out the first pitch. Nice pitch, @robbierogers ! 👏 pic.twitter.com/qfgtAGEFHq — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 4, 2016 "They have grown," Goldey told Yahoo Sports. "I mean, they've grown kind of the same pace the world is growing. I wouldn't necessarily call them the front-runners. They haven't led the pack, but they are moving with the wave of modern times." After that ugly incident in 2000, Goldey and Kott received a public apology from then-Dodgers president Bob Graziano and the club donated 5,000 tickets to three LGBT charities....
How an ugly incident in 2000 led to the Dodgers hosting ‘LGBT Night’
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