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Dodgers apologize, reinvite group to Pride Night

Dodgers apologize, reinvite group to Pride Night

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However, the Dodgers’ decision to disinvite the group sparked its own backlash from LGBTQIA+ groups around the country, with some deciding to pull out of Pride Night.

On Saturday, Anaheim mayor Ashleigh Aitken tweeted an invitation for the Sisters to join her for the Los Angeles Angels‘ Pride Night on June 7.

In their new statement, the Dodgers said they will continue working with “LGBTQ+ partners to better educate ourselves, find ways to strengthen the ties that bind and use our platform to support all of our fans who make up the diversity of the Dodgers family.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.