"A lot of it comes down to faith, to like a faith-based decision," Adam said.
Jason Adam, Jalen Beeks, Brooks Raley, Jeffrey Springs and Ryan Thompson "peeled off" the logo and wore the team's standard cap, according to Tampa Bay Times writer Marc Topkin.Īdam told Topkin that, while they respected the team's decision to show its support of the LGBTQ+ community, they opted out for religious reasons.
GAY PRIDE T SHIRTS GEORGIA PATCH
"Nearly every Tampa Bay player who took the field against the White Sox in the first inning did so with a rainbow-colored sunburst logo patch on his right arm and a rainbow-colored "TB" logo on his cap," Adam Berry reported for MLB.com.īut five Rays pitchers opted out. For Pride Night at Tropicana Field, the Tampa Bay Rays wore special jerseys and caps sporting the rainbow-colored logo. It was supposed to be a show of unity in support of the LGBTQ+ community.
GAY PRIDE T SHIRTS GEORGIA SERIES
The Tab’s Pride reporting series is putting a focus on highlighting LGBTQ+ issues and celebrating queer voices across UK campuses. So before you jump and buy tickets for a queer event this summer, think about your motivation for going and whether your presece would make someone feel uncomfortable. It’s where we can feel safe and protected. This is why queer spaces are important to me and other people in my community. I often go to straight spaces with my straight mates but there’s something different about being able to hold my girlfriend’s hand or kiss her without people stopping and looking at us like we don’t belong there. Wearing a rainbow top and thinking you look the part doesn’t cut it. You could at least educate yourself on the meaning and importance of Pride. Pride might be a fun Instagram story and an excuse to wear bright clothing for you but for us it’s our history. Engaging in queer culture isn’t a fast-pass into allyship. I’m a lesbian and I wouldn’t feel safe kissing my girlfriend in most public places so what makes a straight person deserving of coming into a space for my community and doing it?īefore all the big Pride events start this year, be aware that it doesn’t get you any “ally credit” if you go. So many straight people went and it’s ridiculous how many of them posted photos kissing their other straight friends. Listening to Lady Gaga whilst getting ready and going out with your queer mates isn’t a ticket into allyship. I’m sick of straight people infiltrating queer spaces because you claim to be a self-proclaimed ally when you’re really nothing of the sort. You can’t go to Pride once every year, put some rainbow glitter on your face and call someone your gay best friend – those things don’t make you an ally. I mean fair enough not everyone is throwing around homophobic insults one day and then calling themselves an ally the next – but that doesn’t mean you deserve the title.
But the issue I have with it is the fact the majority of people who claim to be an ally don’t actively do anything to help our community. The phrase “LGBTQ+ ally” gets thrown around loads and straight people love declaring they are one.