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Boston Red Sox Star Jarren Duran Suspended 2 Games for Homophobic Slur
Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran was caught directing a homophobic slur at a fan on Sunday, for which he and the organization later apologized
Jarren DuranEd Zurga/Getty ImagesDuran continued, “Our young fans are supposed to be able to look up to me as a role model, but tonight I fell fall short of that responsibility. Tennis player and LGBTQ+ rights advocate Billie Jean King won the famous “Battle of the Sexes” match against Bobby Riggs in 1973, more than 40 years before same-sex marriage became legal throughout the United States. “Sorry but written apologies are no longer acceptable from professional athletes who loudly use homophobic slurs,” Yahoo Sports’ Liz Roscher wrote via X.
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