Pride nights have become a staple in sports as the LGBTQ movement continues to its growing influence in different parts of society. However, the Texas Rangers baseball team has decided not to host a pride night, which has stirred controversy.
Rafael McDonnell works for the Resource Center, one of the largest LGBTQ organizations in the Dallas area, and he occasionally addresses the Rangers on diversity and inclusion.
Not every team needs to have a pride night or explain why they don’t, but in today’s society explanations are often expected. The Rangers provided theirs when questioned about the absence of a pride night, citing their collaboration with the Resource Center and other LGBTQ organizations.
When the Rangers were asked why they didn’t have a pride night, they said that they work with the Resource Center as well as other LGBTQ organizations.
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McDonnell, however, was not satisfied with this answer, and in an article by The Associated Press (AP), he explained how much the team means to him.
“It’s a complicated relationship, as someone who grew up watching the Rangers, as someone who has gone to games since the 1970s, some of my biggest and best memories are going to games at the old Arlington Stadium with my late grandfather and listening to games on the radio in his backyard,” McDonnell said. “It pains me that this remains an issue (after) all these years.”
This could be seen as a step in the right direction as even with the mounting pressure the Texas Rangers have refused to budge on the matter, but they still support LGBTQ organizations, so it’s a small win.
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