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Pride Celebration: Cubs’ Laura Ricketts reflects on ‘sense of responsibility’ to speak up and represent

MLB’s dominant storylines entering Pride Month were contentious.

Chicago Sun-Times

Religious groups protest Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence hours before Dodgers’ Pride Night

LOS ANGELES — Feelings of indignation and anger fueled by religious conservatives culminated in a protest Friday afternoon at Dodger Stadium over the honoring of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a satirical performance and activist organization made up of queer nuns in drag that are considered blasphemous by some Christians.

Los Angeles Times

A nun commends Dodgers' handling of Pride Night controversy; some archbishops call it blasphemy

The Los Angeles Dodgers, over the decades, have endured fans' diatribes along with their cheers

The Independent UK

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Catholic group plans for thousands to protest Sisters at Dodger Stadium before Pride Night

LOS ANGELES — A religious organization that calls the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence “godless” and “Christ-mocking” plans for thousands to gather at Dodger Stadium on Friday to protest the Dodgers honoring the longtime charity organization made up of queer nuns often in drag.

Los Angeles Times

Gustavo Arellano: For some LGBTQ+ Catholics, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are a drag

On Friday, Catholics will celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, a feast day meant for the faithful to reflect on God's love for mankind.

Los Angeles Times

Former drag queen George Santos launches random vulgar attack on ‘drag nuns’

‘I don’t usually swear but… The “Drag nuns” can F*** ALL THE WAY OFF!’ congressman tweets

The Independent UK

Kershaw disagrees with Dodgers’ decision to reinstate gay ‘nun’ group for Pride Night award

Clayton Kershaw says he disagrees with the Los Angeles Dodgers’ decision to welcome a satirical LGBTQ+ group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence at the team’s annual Pride Night

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Kershaw disagrees with Dodgers' decision to reinstate gay 'nun' group for Pride Night award

Clayton Kershaw says he disagrees with the Los Angeles Dodgers’ decision to welcome a satirical LGBTQ+ group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence at the team’s annual Pride Night

The Independent UK

‘A second job covered in glitter’: Meet the irreverent order of LGBT+ drag nuns that beat the LA Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers buckled under anti-LGBT+ pressure to disinvite the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence from the team’s annual Pride Night celebration. Within days, the team reversed course amid a groundswell of support for the drag artists. Io Dodds explores who the Sisters are and what they stand for

The Independent UK

Dodgers Issue Apology, Reinvite Group to Pride Night After Tumultuous Invite Saga

The team’s 10th annual Pride Night will take place June 16 against the Giants.

Sports Illustrated

Los Angeles Dodgers reinvite drag group to Pride Night after fevered backlash

For the last 10 years the LA Dodgers have invited local LGBT+ organisations to their Pride Night

The Independent UK

Dodgers apologize and invite Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to Pride Night

LOS ANGELES — Less than a week after removing the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence from their lineup, the Dodgers on Monday re-invited the organization to Pride Night amid backlash from LGBTQ+ and civil rights groups as well as local politicians and even Dodgers employees.

Los Angeles Times

LA Pride pulls out of Dodgers’ Pride Night after drag nun group is disinvited

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a non-profit order of queer and trans ‘nuns’, were left out after objection from conservatives

The Guardian - US

Gustavo Arellano: Dodgers shouldn't side with homophobic Catholics — invite the drag nuns

LOS ANGELES — If you're a right-wing Catholic in the United States who professes to follow the way of Christ, what should you do in these troubled days?

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The Independent UK

People are praising LA Pride for backing out of Dodgers’ Pride event after team uninvited drag group

Los Angeles Dodgers uninvited LGBTQ+ group from team’s annual Pride Night celebration after opposition from conservative Catholic groups

The Independent UK

Los Angeles Dodgers block a gay ‘nun’ group from Pride Night

The Los Angeles Dodgers have removed a satirical LGBTQ+ group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence from the team’s annual Pride Night after opposition from conservative Catholic groups

Los Angeles Times

Dylan Hernandez: Dodgers no longer have the backbone to be social trailblazers

LOS ANGELES — Imagine if Stan Kasten was the president of the Dodgers when Jackie Robinson was about to break baseball's color barrier.

The Independent UK

Los Angeles Dodgers remove gay 'nun' group from Pride Night

The Los Angeles Dodgers have removed a satirical LGBTQ+ group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence from the team’s annual Pride Night after opposition from conservative Catholic groups

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Protests, sainthoods and unapologetic queer joy: The secret history of the secular LGBT+ nuns

There are currently more than 3,000 secular LGBT+ nuns around the world whose mission – as part of a network known as the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence – is to promote joy and liberation. And corner the market in crude puns. Rachel Flynn meets some of them

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