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The New York Yankees are known for standing out from the rest of the league. But this time, the time Planet Series champions are taking some heat for it. They could soon develop the only Major League Baseball team not to hold an LGBTQ Identity festival Night event.
Twenty-four of the MLB's 30 teams are set to hold lgbtq+ pride celebrations this season and a total of 28 teams have held such events at some point. This week, Forbes reported the Los Angeles Angels will join the ranks by holding a Pride Night in June That would leave the Yankees as the lone holdout.
"Pride Nights are really important to show the LGBTQ community that they are just as welcome as anyone else," Fresh York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, the first openly gay man to contain that job and noted Red Sox fan, told CBS News in a statement. "The Yankees are one of the most famous sporting teams in the world. They should be leading by example."
"Let's be honest — for a long time the world of sports felt closed off to male lover people. Even now there are very few openly gay professional athletes," he added.
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Yankees set to be only MLB team not to host LGBTQ Pride Night
When the New York Mets held their first LGBTQ Celebration Night in August , fans waved rainbow flags in the stadium, the Lesbian and Male lover Big Apple Corps Marching Band performed, Citi Field’s massive Coca-Cola sign was lit up in rainbow colors and the Kiss Cam caught several queer smooches throughout the game. In keeping with tradition, the team honored a veteran at the game, and for that first Identity Night, the Mets honored a lgbtq+ Army vet.
Nearly two years later, however, the Mets’ hometown rivals — the New York Yankees — have yet to host a Pride Night of their own, In fact, the Yankees are currently the only Major League Baseball team that has neither had a Pride Evening nor has one scheduled.
When the Los Angeles Angels announced earlier this week their plans to host an LGBTQ-themed night in June , the Yankees were left as the lone Lgbtq+ fest Night holdout among the MLB’s 30 teams.
“It's going to be real difficult to look in the mirror and see themselves as the only team in Major League Baseball that is not holding a Pride Night,”
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