LA Pride has announced that they will withdraw from the 10th annual Dodgers Pride Night celebration after the team announced they uninvited a group due to public backlash.
"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," said a statement from the Dodgers on Wednesday.
They were among the many local organizations slated to receive a Community Hero Award from the team. Hours after the Dodgers decided to withdraw their invite, Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath to call out the team,"If they're not invited, I'm not going. Celebrating Pride is about inclusion. Do better."
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