Padres Discipline Employee After Gay Men’s Chorus Is Drowned Out Singing National Anthem
The San Diego Padres said late Sunday that it had disciplined an employee and stopped working with a contractor who was responsible for marring the performance of the national anthem by the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus.
The choir’s Saturday performance was drowned out by a recording of a woman singing the national anthem that was broadcast in the stadium.
The incident generated outrage, partly because the chorus was singing during “Out at the Park,” a special LGBT pride event at the stadium. Members of the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus accused the Padres of homophobia and called for an investigation by the team as well as Major League Baseball.
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