![]() ![]() “The stands were more empty than filled, but the mood was warm and happy,” Sister Unity told columnist Bill Plaschke. Sister Unity said afterward that it was a “moral imperative” to attend the ceremony, which was held about an hour before the game over safety concerns, according to the Los Angeles Times. The Dodgers “didn’t just honor an anti-Christian group, they joined in the mocking of the Catholic faith by having their PA announcer introduce as ‘sisters’ two men from this hate group dressed as nuns,” Mr. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, bristled at the team’s decision to use the honorific “sister” to introduce drag queens Sister Unity and Sister Dominia, who accepted the award on behalf of the group. “Good on the thousands who showed up at Dodger Stadium to protest this anti-Catholic hate group,” tweeted Florida Gov. Republican lawmakers cheered the overwhelming show of opposition to the group known for its bawdy send-ups of Catholic rituals and images. The Dodgers landed in a pickle between Catholic groups and LGBTQ advocates after inviting, then disinviting, then reinviting the SPI to the stadium to receive the award. The drag-queen group was commended by the team for its community service, which includes fundraising for LGBTQ causes and organizations. “Celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride Night at Dodger Stadium presented by Blue Shield of California,” tweeted the Dodgers. The Dodgers posted photos of Pride Night at the stadium, including a decorated pitching mound and a photo of team officials with members of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a self-described “order of queer and trans nuns” that has been accused of mocking Catholics. In the end, indecency and bigotry were defeated.”Ĭelebrating LGBTQ+ Pride Night at Dodger Stadium presented by Blue Shield of California. “Just like Bud Light, Target and other establishment organizations that have laid anchor with extremists, the Dodgers-and Major League Baseball in general-found out that the elites do not have the last word. ![]() “What happened on June 16 is a cultural marker,” Mr. Donohoe compared the protest to the backlash against Anheuser-Busch and Target Corp. The average attendance this year at Friday night games is 50,592. “This is a sweet victory.” He said 49,074 fans attended the Pride Night game, fewer than the 52,505 fans who turned up for last year’s Pride Night event. And the few who were there booed,” said league president Bill Donohoe. There was almost no one in the stands when the ‘Sisters’ received their award. “I am happy to say that our effort paid off. The stadium filled up for the evening game against the San Francisco Giants, with some fans wearing rainbow jerseys for the team’s Pride Night, but attendance fell short of last year’s Pride Night, according to the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights. ![]()
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