Dodgers backtrack, renew 'Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence' Pride Night invite

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Los Angeles Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence members, from left, Rocky Bautista as “Novice Sister Babs”, Raul Aragon as “Sister Latina Turner” and Manny Godox as “Fatty Ma of Skid Row” attend The Huntington’s first-ever party celebrating the LGBT community on June 6, 2014. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz/Pasadena Star-News)

The saga surrounding a group of self-described “queer and trans nuns” took another twist on Monday, May 22, when the Dodgers — who earlier rescinded an invitation for the group to participate in the team’s Pride Night — publicly apologized to the organization and again invited the group to take part in the event.

There was no immediate comment from the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, but the Dodgers indicated in a statement that the group’s members “have agreed to receive the gratitude of our collective communities for the lifesaving work that they have done tirelessly for decades.”

“After much thoughtful feedback from our diverse communities, honest conversations within the Los Angeles Dodgers organization and generous discussions with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the Los Angeles Dodgers would like to offer our sincerest apologies to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, members of the LGBTQ+ community and their friends and families,” according to a team statement Monday afternoon.

” … In the weeks ahead, we will continue to work with our 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.”

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