The Los Angeles Dodgers have re-invited drag and non-profit activist group The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to the team’s upcoming Pride Night. The Dodgers rescinded the group’s initial invitation at the ceremony
“After many thoughtful responses from our various communities, honest conversations with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization, and generous discussions with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the Los Angeles Dodgers would like to extend our sincerest apologies to the members (Sisters) of the LGBTQ+ community and their friends and families,” The team said in a statement.
The sisters agreed to “take their place on the field” for Dodgers Pride Night and accept the Community Hero Award they were originally going to give in recognition of “decades of tireless life-saving work.” has been added
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— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 22, 2023
“In the coming weeks, we will continue to work with our LGBTQ+ partners to better educate ourselves, find ways to strengthen bonds and use our platform to support all of our fans who make up the diversity of the Dodgers family.” The statement is finished.
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a worldwide non-profit organization founded in 1979 at the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States, is known for its activist work and the pull of Catholic nuns.
“We, the Los Angeles Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, are proud to accept the Community Hero Award from the Los Angeles Dodgers for our 27 years of service to the LGBTQIA2S community,” the sisters wrote on Facebook.
“We were given a full apology and explanation by the Dodgers staff which we accept,” Sisters continued. “We believe the apology is sincere.”
The Los Angeles Dodgers are apologizing and re-inviting the LA Sisters to be honored at their Pride Night….
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The Dodgers rescinded the sisters’ invitation last week after conservative pushback from Catholic groups and even Florida GOP Sen. Marco Rubio, who sent a letter to MLB commissioner Rob Manfred saying honoring the sisters was “an outrage and a tragedy.”
The Dodgers, citing “the strong feelings of people offended by the inclusion of sisters in our evening and an effort not to distract from the great benefits we’ve seen over the years on Pride Night,” announced in a since-deleted tweet that it was “from this year’s group of honorees ( sisters) decided to move.
The move comes amid pressure from several Republican-led states to pass it Anti-Drag ActPrompting outcry from LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations.
“At a time when drag performers are under attack across the country — including in state legislatures and in some cases requiring armed escorts to protect them from far-right extremists — the Dodgers’ actions are disappointing and disappointing to the thousands of LGBTQ+ fans who have supported them throughout the year,” said Tony Hwang, executive director of LGBTQ+ advocacy group Equality California.
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