They can call tonight’s game what they want: LGBT History Night, Stonewall Commemoration Night, etc. Tonight’s game, though, is being held to celebrate queer people—a term I’ll use in this post to mean anyone who identifies under the LGBTQIA+ umbrella—and I can’t help but feel conflicted about the whole thing.
I’ve been kicking this post around in my head for the better part of a year, ever since the Yankees announced their version of a Pride Night last August. They are the last team in baseball to incorporate a queer-friendly night into their calendar, but they’re my favorite team and at least they’re doing SOMETHING, right?