Pride Month

MLB Players are Right to Reclaim the Rainbow

San Francisco Giants pitchers Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker want to reclaim the rainbow – and are now facing the potential wrath of Major League Baseball’s hypocritical management.

It all started this past Friday night during the team’s “Pride Night” event, a public spectacle featuring a myriad of LGBT-themed performances including a drag queen, same-sex couple recommitment ceremonies and “The Star-Spangled Banner” sung by the choir of a “gay-affirming” church. 

Giants players were also wearing team caps that included a rainbow worked into the logo.

Landen Roupp went along with wearing the cap, but decided to include a Bible verse beside the logo: Gen. 9:12-16.

Those verses from the first book of the Old Testament are:

And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations:  I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh. And the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.”

Brubaker and Walker decided to include similar references. 

Asked about the scriptural reference on his cap after the game, Landen Roupp explained his choice:

“It’s just about God’s covenant and a promise that He makes to us … It’s just something I believe in, and I stand firm in that. Thankfully, we live in a country where we have the freedom to believe what we want. There’s no hate at all. It’s just what I stand for, and what I stand in. I believe in God.” 

Roupp also encouraged fans to read the Bible for themselves. 

It seems Major League Baseball has a high tolerance for “Pride Night” pomp and pageantry but no tolerance for personal Christian expression. In a statement from Pat Courtney, the league’s chief communication officer, the players deviating from the public display of deviance were put on notice.

“The writing on the cap violates our rules, and consistent with normal practice, we have warned the players about future violations.”

Only Major League Baseball didn’t seem to mind back in 2021 when Aroldis Chapman and Adolis Garcia wrote “SOS CUBA” on their caps. Or when the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers showed their support for LA’s Alex Vesia (whose wife miscarried their baby) by writing his number on their caps.

The homosexual community first misappropriated and attempted to corrupt the rainbow as a symbol back in 1978. The original “pride flag” was eight colors and was eventually reduced to six. Its visibility grew steadily throughout the 1980s and 90s. By the early 2000s it was everywhere, especially during the month of June. It’s now ubiquitous. Many Bible-believing Christians won’t wear any rainbow on anything given its near ironclad association with the homosexual community. 

Despite media and activists adopting and claiming the symbol, God’s promise and declaration remains true. Landen Roupp is right: the rainbow is a reminder of a profound covenant that includes these promises:

1. God will never again destroy all life or the earth by a flood (Gen. 9:11,15).

2. The covenant is between “every living creature that is with you, for all future generations” (Gen. 9:12).

As Christians, the sight of the rainbow in the sky is a reminder that God is faithful, mighty, and merciful, and He can be trusted.

Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker have done something very few professional players have the opportunity to accomplish – cause critics, sportswriters and MLB executives to open their Bibles. 

Now let’s pray they not only open and read those few verses in Genesis but that they’d keep reading and be drawn to God’s goodness and truth in the other 65 books as well.

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Yes, Gay ‘Pride Month’ Most Certainly IS After Our Kids

LGBT activists, and the elite media supporting them, have long been offended that they regularly get accused of targeting children. They claim nothing could be further from the truth, they are just loving people who want to protect vulnerable youth.

Well, as ‘Pride Month’ kicks into overdrive there is ample evidence that all our children and grandchildren are specifically being targeted by LGBT activists online, at their schools, in your community and libraries. Let’s just survey a few scattered examples. You have likely seen others not featured here.

On June 1, Sesame Street, as it has for the past 7 years, posted this vivid celebration and support of every alternative sexuality gay ‘pride’ proudly stands for.

Peppa Pig, a popular Nick Jr. offering intended for ages 2-5, followed suit with all its characters wishing your children “Happy Pride.”

Blue’s Clues, also created for ages 2-5, was an early adopter, proudly pushing ‘Pride’ parades on young children for years. One video proudly featured drag queen Nina West praising families with “two mommies, who love each other so proudly.” It also celebrates the non-existent “non-binary” and “trans” families and even polyamory, which marches in “four by four” and “five by five.” 

The cartoon drag queen also explains to your kids that some families are made up of “kings and queens” while “Ace, Bi and Pan grown-ups you see can love each other so proudly, and they all go marching in the Big Parade.”

Nickelodeon has bragged about winning affirmation awards from gay advocacy groups for their“authentic LGBTQ+ representation in our stories.” These are the stories they make for your kids.

Don’t believe them when they tell you no one is targeting your children. And it’s not just in cartoons. 

Schools are helping LGBT activists present their disturbing ideas of radical sexuality to children of all ages. Bellingham High School in Washington State hosted their county’s ‘Youth Pride event’ this month. This is what teens and young children were presented with:

This is certainly not a rare one-off. 

Graham-Kapowsin High School in Tacoma constructed a ‘Pride Month’ presentation in their school’s public display case featuring LGBT paraphernalia, including numerous medical vials of Testosterone Cypionate, a Class III controlled substance used in sex-rejecting medicalizations.

A Facebook poster from Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin presented pictures showing the way some local public-school teachers decorated their classroom doors celebrating LGBT propaganda with items like “Born This Way” banners and such.

The principal of McMinnville High School in Oregon thought it would be educational to book local drag queens Dr. Poison Waters and TheQueen Pluto to perform for the school’s graduation this year.

A Colorado school board passed a district-wide ‘Pride Month’ recognition along with an official proclamation on May 27, 2026. It honors “every child, regardless of gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation” and calls for “lessons and activities that engage students in meaningful learning about … the LGBTQ+ community and the experiences of our LGBTQ+students, staff, and families.” They don’t have a month celebrating learning in math, science, literature and history.

Just days ago, WVUE News celebrated the fact that some young children “witnessed their first-ever drag queen show.” Drag performer Malaysia Ravor Black, explained to the New Orleans news station, after dancing before young children and their smiling moms, “children need to hear that encouragement” about “LGBTQIA” hoping it would “push them to be more inclusive of everything that goes on around them.”

But rest assured, accusations that LGBT activists are aggressively targeting and grooming school children in their radical sexual and gender ideology are hyped up falsehoods. There is nothing to see here. Please ignore all the disturbing evidence to the contrary you are seeing with your own eyes this ‘Pride Month.’

Pray for the redemption of those who work to ensnare and destroy our nation’s children. Matthew 18:5-6

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Christian Lifeguard in California Suspended After Refusing to Fly Pride Flag

Captain Jeffrey Little has served as a lifeguard with the Los Angeles Country Fire Department for over 20 years in an exemplary career. Yet, this evangelical Christian father is being represented by the Thomas More Society for refusing to raise a gay pride flag on his lifeguard station in June. He asserts his request for a religious exemption was granted, then revoked, and that he has been retaliated against by his superiors as a result. Thomas More Society contends that when Little’s division chief hand-delivered the disciplinary paperwork, “He told Captain Little to his face: ‘Your religious beliefs don’t matter.’” 

On May 25, 2023, the L.A. County Fire Department issued a memorandum requiring the rainbow pride flag to be flown at all department facilities, which includes all lifeguard stands. The official directive required captains and site supervisors to “[e]nsure flags are received and flown throughout the month of June” in celebration of “pride month.”

Last year, the Los Angeles Times reported Capt. Little received a “partial” concession, exempting him from the requirement to raise an unofficial flag that violates his own faith and personal convictions about marriage and sexuality. In his lawsuit against the county, Little argues the policy was in “direct conflict” with his “traditional Christian beliefs regarding the moral illicitness of same-sex activity, the immutability of sex regardless of gender identity, and the view that all people are children of God regardless of their skin color.”

Originally, Little asked to work at one of the lifeguard posts without a flagpole that could accommodate the flag. He was denied that possibility.

Little was not alone in his concerns about having to perform his job under a flag that is ideologically offensive to him. Paul Jonna, special counsel for the Thomas More Society who is representing Little, explains, “My office is informed that the Fire Department has received possibly hundreds of additional religious accommodation requests similar in nature to Captain Little’s.”

Last May, L.A. Fire Chief Anthony Marrone understood he would face pushback from employees for having to assent to gender ideology via the rainbow flag, reported the Los Angeles Times. So Marrone issued the following directive to all staff: “Last year we faced challenges with compliance at several Department facilities, I want to be intentional and clear that compliance is not optional.” The edict is given: All county employees must cooperate with gay pride indoctrination.

Fox News reported just days ago that “Little took down several flags and was later placed under investigation and ultimately suspended for 15 days without pay.” 

Fox further explains, “The county says Little was not punished for his religious beliefs but for taking down government-issued Pride flags without authorization and violating department policy.”

Yet, Thomas More’s special counsel explained to Fox News Digital that Little removed the flags believing he was acting in accordance with the accommodation granted by the county. He also understood that a few stations were free not to fly the pride flag because they lacked proper equipment under the county’s circulated policy. Jonna explained other pride flags had been removed from stations by other lifeguards for similar reasons.

Jonna also said Little was being isolated with harsher punishment as other lifeguards “vandalized and desecrated” rainbow flags, yet either did not receive discipline or faced shorter suspensions than Little who went through proper channels requesting his religious accommodation against flying the flag.

Little is suing the county for the uneven treatment he has faced and is seeking a permanent religious exemption from having to perform his life-saving job every June under a political and ideological banner that is offensive to him.

The case is Captain Jeffrey Little v. Los Angeles County.

Some Companies Back Away From LGBT Pride – Parents Should Still Be Watchful

Corporations are providing less support for LGBT pride month this year, leading some activist groups to scale down their celebrations of sexual sin and brokenness.

But parents should still be mindful; it’s very easy for families to stumble across LGBT parades, events and merchandise. Parents will want to plan ahead to protect their children as much as possible from exposure to sexually confusing, inappropriate subjects.

One study, from Gravity Research’s “Pride Pulse Poll,” surveyed leaders across Fortune 500 and Global 1000 companies about their anticipated corporate involvement in pride month. The survey found:

  • Scaled-Back Visibility: 39% of companies plan to reduce Pride-related engagement in 2025. Notably, no respondents reported plans to increase engagement.
  • Quiet Internal Continuity: Despite pullbacks in external-facing efforts like event sponsorships and social media branding, internal initiatives – such as workplace activities or partnerships with employee resource groups – remain largely intact.
  • Backlash Planning in Progress: 65% of respondents say they are actively preparing for backlash, crafting reactive communication strategies and training HR teams to manage internal sentiment.

The Advocate, an LGBT activist magazine, noted one of the reasons for this reduced support was that companies were abandoning “diversity, equity and inclusion” programs. As this occurred, “Many also axed their commitments to LGBTQ+ Pride Month.”

The news outlet listed 14 corporations that “have stopped or scaled back sponsorship” of pride parades and activities, including Anheuser-Busch, Citi, Comcast, Garnier, Lowes, Mastercard, Nissan, PepsiCo, Target and Walmart.

Anheuser-Busch, for example, stopped sponsoring pride events in St. Louis, San Francisco and Columbus, while in New York City, “Hair care company Garnier was one of the four ‘Platinum’ donors that has withdrawn its support in 2025,” The Advocate reported.

Over at the conservative news and opinion outlet Red State, Senior Reporter Brandon Morse wrote:

“Major businesses that once plastered their logos with the Pride flag the moment June 1 rolled around have kept their logos virtue-signal-free.”

Morse listed Microsoft, IBM, Xbox, Target and Starbucks as companies no longer including LGBT symbols in their logos.

Despite this pullback by some companies, parents should be aware that pride events are still happening across the U.S. throughout June – and not only this month, as the LGBT calendar and events now stretch from January to December. In addition, many stores carry LGBT merchandise year-round.

It’s no longer a question of “if” children will encounter homosexuality and transgenderism in the culture – it’s “when” will they do so. So here are a few ideas, along with some resource suggestions, to help parents keep their children grounded in truth and protect them from sexually confusing ideology.

1. Teach your children God’s good design for humanity and marriage, before they encounter damaging and false ideas. In age appropriate ways, help children understand the basics: God created humans male and female; He designed marriage to be between a husband and wife; and a married mom and dad provide the best, safest place for raising children.

Simple conversations about these issues should take place earlier than you might think, as children can be exposed to these issues at very young ages. Remember, too, that this should be an ongoing conversation as they grow and mature.

2. Plan ahead as you travel and visit different cities. It’s easy to check online and avoid areas where LGBT parades and celebrations are taking place.

3. When your children encounter harmful teaching and images about sexuality, stay calm and cool, and discuss what happened. Listen to what they say, ask questions and assure them that they did nothing wrong – but the people who exposed them to these things were wrong to do so.

If you’re angry, acknowledge this to them, but offer assurance that you’re not upset with them, you love and care about them, but you are unhappy about what happened to them.

If they’ve seen destructive sexual behaviors or images, pray over them, asking God to cleanse their minds and protect them.

4. Make sure you’ve also taught your children about God’s plan for salvation. Talk with them about God’s good creation, how people disobeyed Him and sinned, and about His plan of salvation for all of us. Remind your kids that God loves everyone – even those who get caught in sinful behaviors – and He helps people get freedom from sin.

How you manage these subjects will depend upon their age, of course, but your children need to know it’s always safe to talk with you about difficult issues.

Focus on the Family and the Daily Citizen have resources to help parents (and grandparents and other concerned adults) understand LGBT issues and respond to questions from children in healthy, non-reactive ways. We also have resources for those navigating these issues with a family member or friend.

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The Lone (Texas) Rangers Strike Again by Ignoring ‘Pride Night’

As in previous years, Major League Baseball’s Texas Rangers remain the lone team without a scheduled “Pride Night” this month – the singular holdout in a sea of 29 other ball clubs that have all otherwise fallen in line.

Team representatives haven’t said why – but they have released a statement:

Our longstanding commitment remains the same: To make everyone feel welcome and included in Rangers baseball — in our ballpark, at every game, and in all we do — for both our fans and our employees.

We deliver on that promise across our many programs to have a positive impact across our entire community.

The Arlington, Texas-based team is owned by Ray C. Davis who is also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Avatar Investments, L.P. (“Avatar”), a family-owned diversified investment company.

Since Davis took control of the Rangers in 2010, the club has made six postseason appearances, captured four divisional titles, three American League pennants and one World Series Championship – the first in franchise history.

Ray C. Davis has been called quiet, reserved, reclusive and even a right-wing billionaire. It’s been said he likes to fly under the radar. In fact, when Forbes published a list of the 400 most wealthy Americans (he was number 312), the magazine couldn’t find a photograph of the titan to include beside his name.

Older records from a family foundation indicate the owner has given to several Christian charities as well as the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum and other politically conservative candidates and causes.

Are the Rangers making a statement by holding out?

It’s more likely they’re being careful to not offend or alienate Christian fans who object to celebrating sexual sin. Why other teams don’t share a similar sensitivity is at once unfortunate but not all that surprising.

A “herd mentality” has consumed corporate America. Threatened and bullied, many have simply capitulated and gone along to get along.

That the Texas Rangers have declined to play the game – and lived to tell about it, should embolden others to follow suit. In fact, the team even won the World Series in 2023 – one of the first years when pressure was really beginning to be applied for them to jump on the “Pride Month” propaganda bandwagon.

The original Texas Rangers, formed in 1835, were known for their toughness and tenacity. Let’s hope and pray that baseball’s version similarly holds strong and firm.

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