announced plans for and anti-homophobia "It Gets Better Video". The team was already planning on showing such a vid at their next LGBT Night home game, but a petition started by Sean Chapin, a long time fan of the team and San Francisco resident, sped the process along. The San Francisco Chronicle reports:"In an interview Monday, (Sean) Chapin, a 35-year-old accountant who lives in San Francisco and works in Oakland, described the team's decision, announced Monday, as a "breaking bubble" that will have profound reverberations.
Giants spokeswoman Staci Slaughter said that the team had been thinking
of joining the campaign before Chapin started his petition drive, but that his efforts speeded things up. She said the exact content of the video and which, if any, players or members of the coaching staff will participate have not been determined."Amazing! For a pro sports team to go out of their way to make LGBT fans feel welcome is one thing, but to make a national spot for a great cause is beyond what almost any team as a whole has ever done. Congrats on being not only the home of the hottest baseball player ever since the beginning of time (I'm speculating since he's the only baseball player I actually know) but also being the home of tolerance and acceptance in the professional sports world. On another not, I finally got my "Fear the Beard" t-shirt in the mail and I can't wait to wear it.
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