Thousands protest Dodgers’ Pride night event honoring LGBTQ+ ‘nun’ group

Thousands of religious protestors staged a procession outside Dodger Stadium Friday night as the team’s annual Pride Night kicks off in response to the honoring of an LGBTQ+ “nun” group. 

After weeks of debate and controversy, The Los Angeles Dodgers honored The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence with a Community Hero Award prior to the Dodgers Game against the San Franciso Giants. 

In a flyer advertising the procession, organizers said protestors will “unite in prayerful response to Dodgers’ godless decision to honor blasphemous, Christ-mocking ‘Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.’” 

The Sisters are a group of LGBTQ+ “nuns” who focus on philanthropic work while using “humor and irreverent wit to expose the forces of bigotry, complacency and guilt that chain the human spirit,” according to the group’s website.

KTLA's Rachel Menitoff reports on June 16, 2023.

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