The Los Angeles Dodgers rescinded their Pride Night invite to The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a famed gay nonprofit that performs in drag and has been on the forefront of LGBTQ rights activism for decades.
to a famed gay nonprofit that performs in drag, saying the troupe's presence would run counter to that event's"spirit of unity.", at a game between the Dodgers and visiting San Francisco Giants, before the home team changed course.
."We are now aware that our inclusion of one group in particular — The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence — in this year’s Pride Night has been the source of some controversy."was founded in San Francisco in 1979. The activist group's members dress in drag as nuns with elaborate makeup and have been on the forefront of LGBTQ rights activism for decades. In the early '80s, for example, the group hosted some of the world's first fundraisers for AIDS victims.
"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," according to the team., which marked the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia .
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