{"id":39201,"date":"2022-06-06T18:16:06","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T18:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/tampa-bay-rays-players-spark-anger-by-refusing-to-wear-pride-logo-on-their-uniforms\/"},"modified":"2022-06-06T18:16:06","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T18:16:06","slug":"tampa-bay-rays-players-spark-anger-by-refusing-to-wear-pride-logo-on-their-uniforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/tampa-bay-rays-players-spark-anger-by-refusing-to-wear-pride-logo-on-their-uniforms\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa Bay Rays players spark anger by refusing to wear Pride logo on their uniforms"},"content":{"rendered":"
A number of players for the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team have angered LGBT + supporters by refusing to wear Pride logos on their uniforms.<\/p>\n
The snub took place on Sunday when the Major League Baseball (MLB) side was holding an annual \u201cPride Night\u201d celebration at Tropicana Field for Pride Month. <\/p>\n
At least five players chose not to wear special Pride uniforms, the Tampa Bay Times <\/em>reported, citing \u201creligious beliefs\u201d and a difference in \u201clifestyle\u201d.<\/p>\n Choosing to speak on behalf of the players who refused to wear the Pride logos, Jason Adams told the Times<\/em>: “A lot of it comes down to faith, to like a faith-based decision”.<\/p>\n “But when we put it on our bodies, I think a lot of guys decided that it’s just a lifestyle that maybe – not that they look down on anybody or think differently – it’s just that maybe we don’t want to encourage it if we believe in Jesus, \u201dhe said.<\/p>\n Adam continued by explaining that it was a “hard decision” but “[Jesus] encouraged us to live a lifestyle that would abstain from that behavior, just like [he] encourages me as a heterosexual male to abstain from sex outside of the confines of marriage. It’s no different. “<\/p>\n While \u201cmore than half\u201d of players participated in the \u201cPride Night\u201d by wearing rainbow colors, the decision taken by the five Tampa Bay Rays pitchers angered many online. Some of whom said the rebuttal undermined the team’s support of the LGBT + community. <\/p>\n “Will someone please show me the Bible passage that says ‘Thou shalt not wear a rainbow on thou’s clothing'”, wrote LGBT + sports journalist Cyd Zeigler.<\/p>\n