Leaders of conservative Catholic groups also contacted the MLB arguing that it was “rewarding anti-Catholicism”.įor their part, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence said they were “offended and outraged” by the team capitulating to “hateful and misleading information” from those targeting the LGBTQ+ community. The controversy took off when Senator Marco Rubio, whom the LGBTQ+ advocacy group Human Rights Campaign has described as “one of the most anti-LGBTQ+ politicians in America ”, wrote to the MLB commissioner earlier this week criticizing the team’s decision to honor the order, which he claims mocks Christians. “Pride is a fight for equality and inclusion for the entire LGBTQ community and we’re not going to stop now.” “As a result and in solidarity with our community, LA Pride will not be participating in this year’s Dodgers event,” the organization said in a statement. In response, LA Pride said Thursday that the group was “very disappointed” in the baseball team’s decision and would no longer take part. “Given 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, we are deciding to remove them from this year’s group of honorees,” the Dodgers said in a statement on Wednesday.
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