Full coverage: Dodgers to honor Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence on Pride Night
The Dodgers’ 10th annual Pride Night was thrust into the spotlight last month when the franchise announced it would no longer honor the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence after being pressured by conservative Catholics. After backlash from LGBTQ+ and other groups, the Dodgers reversed course and reinvited the longtime charity organization made up of queer nuns in drag. Several religious groups organized a protest Friday at Dodger Stadium, hours before the Sisters were to be presented with the Community Hero Award in a pregame ceremony at the Dodgers-Giants game.
Here’s our coverage:
The Dodgers honoring the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence activist organization inside Dodger Stadium on Friday countered the protests outside.
Christian and Catholic groups protested at Dodger Stadium hours before the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence were honored on Dodgers’ Pride Night.
Emmet Sheehan holds the San Francisco Giants hitless over six innings in his MLB debut, but the Dodgers bullpen crumbles in a 7-5 loss in 11 innings.
Some gay Catholics side with Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez over opposition to the Dodgers honoring the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence at Pride Night.
Clayton Kershaw disagreed with the Dodgers’ plan to honor the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence on Pride Night, so he pushed to relaunch Christian family day.
Emmet Sheehan holds the Giants hitless for six innings in his MLB debut before the bullpen blows the game in the Dodgers’ 7-5 loss in 11 innings.
For the Los Angeles Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, it’s about comforting those in need, Pride award or not. After the Dodgers tumult, the drag nuns reflect on their ministry.
In explaining why they don’t have a Pride Night, the Texas Rangers said they want ‘to make everyone feel welcome and included’ at their games.
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence say they have no problem with groups exercising their right to protest before Pride Night at Dodger Stadium.
L.A. Archbishop José H. Gomez will hold a Mass on Friday “praying in a special way for our city” before the Dodgers honor the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence on Pride Night.
Mike Pence, Clayton Kershaw and Blake Treinen are among those who have criticized the Dodgers’ decision to honor the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.
Sister Roma of the San Francisco Order of Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence was honored by California Legislature, sparking another culture wars controversy.
In response to the Dodgers’ plan to honor the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the Catholic League launched an L.A. radio campaign urging a Pride Night boycott.
The Dodgers responded to criticism for their decision to exclude the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence from their June 16 Pride Night by reversing course.
L.A. Times readers voice strong opinions on Clayton Kershaw’s call for a Christian night and the Dodgers’ decisions on Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.
What comes after Christian Faith and Family Day at Dodger Stadium? A Non-Believer’s Night? Here’s a thought: Just play ball.
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Caving to an anti-LGBTQ+ pressure campaign over Pride Night was a moment of weakness, fortunately out of character for the team.
Anaheim’s mayor invited the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to the Angels’ Pride Night after the charity organization of satirical drag nuns was initially snubbed by the Dodgers.
Here’s an idea, Dodgers president Stan Kasten: Invite the people who actually follow the tenets of Catholicism.
By removing the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence from their Pride Night, the Dodgers’ effort to profit off their legacy of inclusion has backfired.
The Dodgers decided they wouldn’t honor the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence during their LGBTQ+ Pride Night as originally planned. Now they might flipflop again.
The Dodgers rescinded plans to honor the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence on Pride Night, only to encounter a heated backlash. “We’re not used to people going to bat for drag queens,” one Sister said.
A retired nun believes the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence perform Christ-like services, while a gay Catholic finds the Sisters’ actions offensive.
If Branch Rickey had listened to the haters in 1947, he wouldn’t have signed Jackie Robinson. Why are the Dodgers listening to the haters now?
