During last Saturday's 16th annual “Pride Night” celebration at Tropicana Field, at least
five Tampa Bay Rays players decided not to wear rainbow-colored logos on their uniforms and hats, saying it's against their religion and that they don't want to "encourage" the LGBTQ+ behavior.
The five players include Jason Adam, Jalen Beeks, Brooks Raley, Jeffrey Springs, and Ryan Thompson.
Speaking to
WFLA, Thompson essentially stated that he did some research and discovered that he won't be able to get into heaven if he pretends to like the gay community too much.
Notably, many Rays fans have pointed out that this selective bit of performative bigotry absolutely sucks. Here are a few of the better tweets roasting the Rays players who can't even unify around something as simple as tolerance and support for marginalized groups.