{"id":1954767,"date":"2023-06-22T20:46:05","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T00:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-mlb-team-refuses-to-host-lgbt-night-but-now-they-may-be-paying-the-price\/"},"modified":"2023-06-22T20:47:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T00:47:11","slug":"texas-mlb-team-refuses-to-host-lgbt-night-but-now-they-may-be-paying-the-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-mlb-team-refuses-to-host-lgbt-night-but-now-they-may-be-paying-the-price\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas MLB team faces consequences for refusing to host LGBT night."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-mlb-team-refuses-to-host-lgbt-night-but-now-they-may-be-paying-the-price%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1954767&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Absence of &#8220;Pride&#8221; Night Criticized for Texas Rangers<\/h2>\n<p>A new report claims that the Texas Rangers are facing criticism for their decision not to hold a &#8220;pride&#8221; night.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2023\/06\/04\/only-one-major-league-baseball-team-still-declines-to-hold-a-pride-night-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breitbart<\/a>, the Rangers are the only Major League Baseball team that has not embraced this event, which is now considered a customary celebration for other teams, particularly in June, known as &#8220;pride&#8221; month for the LGBT community.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The fact of the matter is it\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-rangers-only-team-not-to-hold-pride-night\/\" title=\"Texas Rangers is the sole team without a 'Pride Night'.\">free marketing opportunity<\/a>, it doesn\u2019t cost them anything personally and they can boost revenue by looking inclusive,&#8221;<\/p>\n<footer>&#8211; Former Texas Rangers employee<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Former employees of the organization have expressed their disappointment with the absence of a &#8220;pride&#8221; night, emphasizing that it is a missed opportunity for the team to demonstrate inclusivity and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youll-own-nothing-and-like-it-apple-is-working-on-hardware-subscriptions-for-iphones\/\" title=\"You'll Own Nothing and Like It: Apple Is Working on Hardware Subscriptions for iPhones\">generate additional revenue<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The fact that there\u2019s so much resistance is a huge point of contention, not just for the gay folks, but for everyone. The fact that they omit one group very clearly is just ridiculous.&#8221;<\/p>\n<footer>&#8211; Former Texas Rangers employee<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>These employees argue that holding a &#8220;pride&#8221; night is a simple gesture that would make a significant impact in making all fans feel welcome and included.<\/p>\n<p>Rafael McDonnell of the Resource Center, an agency advocating for the LGBT community, also criticized the Rangers for their reluctance to embrace this event.<\/p>\n<p>While the team&#8217;s ownership has not made any explicit homophobic statements, some individuals, such as writer Alex Plinck, believe that their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/patagonia-donates-1-million-to-defending-democracy-dana-loesch-fires-back-patagonia-has-13-factories-in-china\/\" title=\"Patagonia Donates  Million To \u2018Defending Democracy,\u2019 Dana Loesch Fires Back. \u2018Patagonia Has 13 Factories In China\u2019\">actions speak louder<\/a> than words.<\/p>\n<p>Plinck questions why the team has not organized a &#8220;pride&#8221; night when they have numerous other theme nights throughout the season.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Amber Harding, writing for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/texas-rangers-listen-to-their-fans-remain-only-mlb-team-without-pride-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Outkick<\/a>, defended the team&#8217;s decision, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-mlb-team-refuses-to-host-lgbt-night-but-now-they-may-be-paying-the-price\/\" title=\"Texas MLB team faces consequences for refusing to host LGBT night.\">citing negative consequences faced<\/a> by other teams that have hosted controversial events.<\/p>\n<p>The absence of a &#8220;pride&#8221; night for the Texas Rangers has been a recurring topic in the media, with the team stating their commitment to inclusivity and making everyone feel welcome.<\/p>\n<p>While the team has implemented changes suggested by the Resource Center to promote inclusivity in their hiring practices, critics argue that a dedicated &#8220;pride&#8221; night would be a more meaningful demonstration of their support.<\/p>\n<p>As the debate continues, the Texas Rangers may face consequences for their decision not to host an LGBT night.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/texas-mlb-team-refuses-host-lgbt-night-now-may-paying-price\/\">The Western Journal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent report states that the Texas Rangers are facing criticism for not organizing a &#8220;pride&#8221; Night. Unlike other Major League Baseball teams, the Rangers have not yet held this event, typically celebrated in June as &#8220;pride&#8221; month by LGBT advocates. Breitbart highlighted this absence, bringing attention to the issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":1954768,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1954767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1954767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1954767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1954767\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1954768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1954767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1954767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1954767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}