they also asked the first openly homosexual basketball player to throw out the first pitch
The Red Sox extended the invitation to Collins via the team’s
official Twitter feed the day Collins made his announcement in a Sports
Illustrated article.
After receiving a nice ovation from the crowd, Collins opted to go out of the wind-up to deliver his pitch to Farrell.
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providencejournal)
June 6, 2013|3:55 pm
A
controversial spin will mark Thursday's Boston Red Sox game against the
Texas Rangers with the addition of "Pride" Night at Fenway Park that will
include the celebration of "Pride" Week and the first pitch being thrown
out by openly gay NBA player Jason Collins, who will also be marching in
Boston's Gay "Pride" Parade.
Zineb Curran, the director of
corporate communications for the Boston Red Sox, told The Christian Post
the organization "extended the invitation to Jason Collins to throw out
the ceremonial first pitch to celebrate his courage." She also noted
that several groups will be at the game, among them being Boston "Pride",
an LGBT organization that promotes Gay "Pride" Week and other events.
This event is a first for Fenway Park, and according to Brian Camenker, president of the pro-family organization MassResistance, public sporting events, especially baseball which he said is traditionally a family event, should be void of LGBT propaganda.
"It's
very inappropriate for a sports team that attracts kids to get involved
in this movement," Camenker said. "For a professional sports team to
promote behavior that's destructive, both socially and medically, is
problematic. A baseball game should be one place where people can go to
get away from the anti-family agenda." And he predicts there will be a
backlash from the public and fans after tonight's game.
Camenker
believes that "Pride" Night is being promoted at Fenway Park because the
team's owners are liberal and are driving the agenda. Thus far, he said
MassResistance has received a lot of support and feedback in opposition
to "Pride" Night at Fenway Park. Curran, on the other hand, told CP that
she's unsure of fans' response to the Red Sox organization hosting the
event.
Sylvain Bruni of Boston "Pride" said that viewers watching
the game at home and fans who are at the ballpark will be able to see
that "Pride" Week is being recognized by the Boston Red Sox organization
with the acknowledgement of Boston "Pride" on the jumbotron, and with
Collins throwing out the first pitch.
The
Boston "Pride" website also states that the Boston Red Sox will donate a
percentage of their proceeds to benefit the LGBT nonprofit organization.
Camenker
said his organization is asking the public to call the Boston Red Sox
office to let them know they don't support the organization's decision
to celebrate Gay "Pride" Week.
Which he said includes "
obscene events, such as Friday's Boston Dyke
March that takes place at a location heavily populated by tourists, who
are exposed to vulgar signs" carried by LGBT activists at the parade,
which takes places from 7 to 8 p.m., a time when parents are out with
their children.