Via press release from hate group leader Bill Donohue:
Over the past several weeks, the Catholic League blanketed Los Angeles notables asking them to spread the word to their constituents not to attend the “Pride Night” game on June 16 that was slated to honor the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a viciously anti-Catholic group of drag queens. We also took out 50 radio ads on KABC making the same request.
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. This is a sweet victory.
In terms of attendance at the game, we won on that score as well. There have been four Friday night home games since mid-April, and the average attendance was 50,592.
At last year’s “Pride Night” game at Dodger Stadium, 52,505 fans showed up. But at last night’s “Pride Night” game, the attendance was 49,074.
As we said in our KABC radio ad, “We are not asking Catholics to boycott all games. Just this one. By doing so, we will send an unmistakable message that bigotry against Catholics should not be tolerated.”
If there is one takeaway from our campaign that should not be lost on Catholics it is that tactics matter. The idea of boycotting all Dodgers games was never a credible goal.
What happened on June 16 is a cultural marker. 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.
As was noted in an earlier JMG post today, the ceremony honoring the Sisters took place over an hour before the game started and while hate groups and extremists were blocking the main entrance to the stadium. One of the Sisters’ honorees noted that the ceremony took place slightly early for their own physical safety. The above-linked press release bears a “VICTORY” graphic as its header.
Dodgers Pride Night Attendance 49,074
Dodgers Average Attendance 47,761— Blue Texan🏳️🌈 (@TurnTexas_Blue) June 17, 2023
Typical LA. @Dodgers Gay pride night is packed! This city is a radical hell hole. The pics of stadium empty were taken an hour before the game started. pic.twitter.com/hOoSLYdCdw
— Grant Stinchfield (@stinchfield1776) June 17, 2023
Dodgers “Sisters” night is a bust https://t.co/85X7uTK3YC
— Catholic League (@CatholicLeague) June 17, 2023