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Cubs Finally Finish On Top: 1st Openly Gay Owner

Posted by Brooks on Nov. 01, 2009, 5:33pm

When you’ve gone 100 years without a World Series victory, you’ll take all the wins you can get. So congratulations go out to the Chicago Cubs for being the first big league franchise to have an openly gay person as an owner.

In a major development, the Chicago Cubs have become the first major-league sports franchise to have an openly gay owner. On Oct. 30, the Ricketts family were announced as the new owners of the Cubs, buying the team, Wrigley Field and a share in Comcast SportsNet Chicago for $845 million from the Tribune Co, according to MLB.com.

Among the purchasers is Laura Ricketts, a lesbian who now becomes the first out individual to own a professional sports team, according to MarketToMarketLLC.com. According to ABC7Chicago.com, Laura, who lives in Chicago, is a member of the board of Lambda Legal, a national organization fighting for gay rights—including same sex marriage.