dodgers uninviting this iconic group of drag queens from their pride night. the mayor of anaheim personally invites them to the angels’ pride night. we absolutely love to see it…
The mayor of Anaheim has invited the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to Angels Pride Night following the Dodgers disinviting the group to their own pride night, causing controversy.
The Los Angeles LGBT center and LA Pride have pulled out of the Dodgers Pride Night scheduled for June 16 after the team disinvited the Sisters of Perpetual of Indulgence, who some Catholic groups claimed was "mocking" their religion.
The Sisters were scheduled to not only attend Dodgers Pride Night, but also receive an award for their work.
The Sisters are a nonprofit that fundraises and volunteers for the LGBTQ+ community. They also sometimes dress in drag as nuns. But the group says they are not anti-religious, and that its mission is to spread joy and end hate.
Jeremy Allen White attends a game between the Oakland Athletics and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on August 01, 2023 in Los Angeles, California
The LA Dodgers' LGBTQ Pride Night turned controversial when an activist group that offended the religious right was invited.
Conservatives touted a video of a nearly empty stadium as a win, claiming they staged a successful boycott.
In reality, the game had higher-than-average attendance as religious groups protested outside.
Conservatives appear gleeful that they may have just scored another culture war win — this time, through Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers.
But their claim to have successfully boycotted a Dodgers game for its LGBTQ Pride participation and guests — notably echoed by presidential candidate Ron DeSantis — appears to be false.
Leading up to the team's 10th annual LGBTQ+ Pride Night, the Dodgers disinvited and then re-invited the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a nonprofit "order of queer and trans nuns," which some religious conservatives found to be offensive to Christianity and Catholicism.
"We have asked the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to take their place on the field at our 10th annual LGBTQ+ Pride Night on June 16th," the team said in its re-invitation statement shared on Twitter. "We are pleased to share that they have agreed to receive the gratitude of our collective communities for the lifesaving work that they have done tirelessly for decades."
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