Anaheim mayor invites drag Sisters to Angels Pride Night after the Dodgers banned them

[icymist]

I had quit watching baseball because the Dodgers banned The Sisters! It was my last straw to see the team that introduced Jackie Robinson into the major leagues turn around and cave into pressure from bigots.

Anaheim mayor invites drag Sisters to Angels Pride Night after the Dodgers banned them

After the LA Dodgers uninvited an LGBTQ+ group to its Pride Night, the mayor of Anaheim, California invited the group to join her for the Pride Night held by the team’s local rival, the LA Angels.

LGBTQ+ advocates have slammed the Dodgers for caving to pressure from Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Catholic groups by canceling an appearance by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a non-profit LGBTQ+ group of performers and activists who dress as campy nuns.

The group was initially scheduled to receive the Dodgers’ Community Hero Award at the team’s annual Pride Night on June 16. Founded in 1979 in San Francisco, the group has grown into an international network of “orders” devoted “to community service, ministry and outreach to those on the edges, and to promoting human rights, respect for diversity and spiritual enlightenment,” according to their mission statement.

But their inclusion in the Dodgers event sparked outrage from far-right Catholics, including Rubio, who claimed that the group makes a mockery of their religion. In response, the Dodgers removed them from the list of honorees.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/05/anaheim-mayor-invites-drag-sisters-to-angels-pride-night-after-the-dodgers-banned-them/