Every MLB team except the Rangers will celebrate Pride Month in June, showing inclusivity and support for LGBTQ+ fans. How did the Dodgers become the center of controversy? A timeline ⤵️
The Dodgers, hosting their 10th annual Pride Night on June 16, faced backlash from all sides after inviting, rescinding and then re-inviting The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. The charity group includes drag performers who dress as nuns and “use humor and irreverent wit to expose the forces of bigotry, complacency and guilt that chain the human spirit,” according to the organization’s website.The following is a timeline of everything that has happened involving the Dodgers’ Pride Night.
, the team removed them from their 10th annual Pride Night. The Dodgers made this decision due to “the strong feelings of people who have been offended by the sisters’ inclusion in our evening, and in an effort not to distract from the great benefits that we have seen over the years of Pride Night.” Organizations including The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California and LA Pride, which puts on the LA Pride Parade and Festival, announced they would not participate in the Dodgers’ event in a show of solidarity.The organization released a statement expressing “deep offense and outrage” at the. “Our ministry is real.
an invitation for the group to be her guests at the Angels Pride Night on June 7. “I’m inviting the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to join me for @Angels Pride Night at Anaheim Stadium on June 7. Pride should be inclusive and like many, I was disappointed in the Dodgers decision.”
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