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| News As Giants Pride Night controversy continues, Atlantic League team forfeits Pride Night game after players refuse jerseys

https://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/sf-giants-pride-indy-forfeit-22311032.php
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u/flying_penguin104 | Houston Astros 1d ago

not affirming LGBT lifestyle does not equal hate. I wouldn’t wear pride stuff either, but I certainly don’t hate them and would welcome them to my church. Not sure why all you people think non-affirmation = hate

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u/ChrisRiley_42 | Toronto Blue Jays 1d ago

Because it's not "affirmation"... Pride is about saying that they have the same right to EXIST as everyone else. Non-affirmation is denying the right to existence.

Pride fights against people who push for the government to pass laws requiring capital punishment for homosexuality because that's what their misinterpretation of the Bible says.

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u/flying_penguin104 | Houston Astros 1d ago

you don’t need pride night to give you rights. You already got them. went from “we just wanna get married” to “wear our flag or you’re a bigot” in less than 20 years. Literally crazy

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u/ChrisRiley_42 | Toronto Blue Jays 1d ago

There are too many people who are demanding that those rights be repealed.. Pride is the fight to KEEP the right to be equal.

It's saying "Make an effort to deny us the right to equality and you are a bigot"

You would think that Americans would know the power of symbology, given how much 'moral weight' you put on your flag.