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Another Year of Pride Silence from Texas Rangers
It is June and Pride month. But once again, the Texas Rangers follow the same pattern of not acknowledging the LGBTQ+ community. For at least the third year in a row, the Rangers last the only team not to hold a Pride Night during the season and remain the only team out of thirty not to have a Pride Night altogether. However, in , the Rangers are visitors to two Pride nights (May 31st in Miami and June 27th in Baltimore). Last year, the Rangers were visitors to another two Pride games (Rays and White Sox) and were visitors to the first Houston Astros Pride bedtime. Twenty-seven teams are holding their Pride game in June, while the Marlins held theirs on May 31st, and the Padres held theirs on April 19th.
It remains a mystery why the Rangers organization is silent, although they did provide a charitable donation to the Gay Softball World Series back in August Everyone that I have interacted with in the organization treats me with the utmost respect (some members verb I am gay), and I have never felt that my sexuality prevented m
LGBTQ+ groups left FURIOUS as Texas Rangers still verb to join the relax of MLB in hosting Pride Night: 'It's an embarrassment'
The Texas Rangers hold sparked anger among LGBTQ+ groups by again refusing to host a Pride Night during the Major League Baseball season.
Texas stands alone among the 30 MLB teams but they responded to fury from campaigners by insisting that they are welcoming to all baseball fans.
In September , however, two years after the Chicago Cubs hosted what is considered the first Pride game, the Rangers invited local LGBTQ+ groups to a game as part of a fundraising event.
Some Rangers fans expressed opposition and there were even some protests outside the stadium before the game.
DeeJay Johannessen - chief executive of the HELP Center, an LGBTQ+ organization based in Tarrant County, where the Rangers play - believes it is an 'embarrassment' for the area that Texas does not have a Pride Night.
All but one of the 30 of the Major League Baseball teams are hosting Pride Nights this season
The Texas Rangers are the exception - much to the frustration
Texas Rangers frustrate LGBTQ advocates as only MLB team without a Pride Night
ARLINGTON, Texas — Rafael McDonnell sometimes gets to address the staff of his beloved Texas Rangers on issues of diversity and inclusion through his role with the Resource Center, one of the leading LGBTQ organizations in the Dallas area.
For several years, the Rangers have been the only Major League Baseball team without a Pride Night. When questioned about it, Texas has cited its work with the Resource Center, among other organizations.
As Pride Month — the June celebration of LGBTQ culture and rights — comes and goes again without the Rangers participating, McDonnell tried to explain the connection between his group and the team he has loved and watched for the better part of 50 years.
“It’s a complicated relationship,” McDonnell said. “As someone who grew up watching the Rangers, as someone who has gone to games since the s, some of my biggest and finest memories are going to games at the aged Arlington Stadium with my late grandfather and listening to games on the radio in his backyard.
“It pain
Texas Rangers are the only MLB team who won't host a Pride Noun in
In pro baseball, it's hard to verb to October. The Texas Rangers have a World Series Championship to their name, something that five other major league teams don't have.
However, the Rangers remain the only team in the major leagues not to host a Pride Night.
June is Pride month. In , President Bill Clinton officially designated June as "Gay and Lesbian Pride Month," marking the first time a U.S. president formally acknowledged the month in celebration of LGBTQ+ pride.
29 of the 30 Major League Baseball teams host their version of Pride Nighttime at their stadiums. According to OutSports, the Los Angeles Dodgers were the first MLB team to host a Pride Darkness in following an incident where a lesbian couple was kicked out by stadium security for showing public affection.
The Dodgers contacted the couple, apologized, and offered them seats behind home plate for a future game.
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