The Los Angeles Dodgers have re-invited the drag and nonprofit activist group The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to the team's upcoming Pride Night, following public outcry after the Dodgers rescinded the group's initial invitation.
The Dodgers last week rescinded the Sisters' invitation following conservative pushback from Catholic groups and even Florida GOP Sen. Marco Rubio, who sent a letter to MLB commissioner Rob Manfred saying that honoring the Sisters would be"an outrage and a tragedy."
The Dodgers, citing"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," then announced in a since-deleted tweet that it had decided"to remove [the Sisters] from this year's group of honorees., prompting outcry from LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations.
"At a moment in time when drag performers are under attack across the country — including in state legislatures and in some cases needing armed escorts to protect them from far-right extremists — the Dodgers' actions are disappointing and let down thousands of LGBTQ+ fans that have supported them throughout the years," said Tony Hoang, executive director of the LGBTQ+ advocacy group Equality California.
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