The San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus was all set to begin singing “Oh, say can you see” Saturday before the start of a Padres baseball game, when, OMG!, A WOMAN’S VOICE came from the speakers! When the song ended, the 100 gay guys were escorted from the field and reportedly heckled by some fans.
The mistake and the heckling were proof, of course, of baseball homophobia. That’s what the gay chorus executive director said, anyway.
The incident raised “serious questions about homophobia within the San Diego Padres organization and its relationship with the LGBT community.”
Not so, not so, said the Padres. Well, that's what the front office people said. The Padres organization is all for homosexuals singing the National Anthem, or as the apology/press release said, “The Padres organization is proud of our long-standing commitment to inclusion…”
http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/padres-fire-contractor-after-national-anthem-flap-with-san-diego-gay-mens-chorus/ar-BBtlzBu?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=HPCDHP
I wonder, though – How inclusive would the Padres organization be if the San Diego Not Gay Men's Chorus wanted to sing the National Anthem? Or the San Diego Heterosexual Chorus, which would be composed of men and women, and that is about as inclusive as you can get.
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