Thousands protest outside stadium as Dodgers honor troupe of drag-queen 'nuns' -
The stadium filled up for the evening game against the San Francisco Giants, with some fans wearing rainbow jerseys for the team’s Pride Night, but attendance fell short of last year’s Pride Night, according to the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights.
“I am happy to say that our effort paid off. There was almost no one in the stands when the ‘Sisters’ received their award. And the few who were there booed,” said league president Bill Donohoe. “This is a sweet victory.” He said 49,074 fans attended the Pride Night game, fewer than the 52,505 fans who turned up for last year’s Pride Night event. The average attendance this year at Friday night games is 50,592.
Mr. Donohoe compared the protest to the backlash against Anheuser-Busch and Target Corp. over their pro-transgender messaging. “What happened on June 16 is a cultural marker,” said Mr. Donohoe. “Just like Bud Light, Target and other establishment organizations that have laid anchor with extremists, the Dodgers—and Major League Baseball in general—found out that the elites do not have the last word. The people do. In the end, indecency and bigotry were defeated.”
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