San Diego Padres baseball team accused of homophobia after recording of a woman singing national anthem played instead of the city's gay men's chorus who claim they were forced to walk off the field to taunts
Published: 21:05 GMT, 22 May 2016 | Updated: 21:06 GMT, 22 May 2016
The San Diego Padres have been accused of homophobia after the recorded voice of a woman singing the national anthem was played when it should have been sung by the city’s Gay Men’s Chorus.
A hundred volunteer singers from The San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus had stepped onto the field to sing the national anthem ahead of Saturday evening’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Petco Park.
But they were forced to stand on the field for the duration of the anthem while, instead of their voices, the large crowd heard the woman singing.
The chorus slammed the baseball team after the incident, claiming that they were escorted off the field to homophobic taunts, such as ‘You sing like a girl’.
San Diego Padres accused of homophobia after national anthem mistake | Daily Mail Online
- The incident occurred at Petco Park in San Diego on Saturday evening
- A hundred singers from San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus took the field
- But instead of their voices, a recorded voice of a woman played
- The Padres apologized, but the chorus urged officials to investigate what happened
Published: 21:05 GMT, 22 May 2016 | Updated: 21:06 GMT, 22 May 2016
The San Diego Padres have been accused of homophobia after the recorded voice of a woman singing the national anthem was played when it should have been sung by the city’s Gay Men’s Chorus.
A hundred volunteer singers from The San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus had stepped onto the field to sing the national anthem ahead of Saturday evening’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Petco Park.
But they were forced to stand on the field for the duration of the anthem while, instead of their voices, the large crowd heard the woman singing.
The chorus slammed the baseball team after the incident, claiming that they were escorted off the field to homophobic taunts, such as ‘You sing like a girl’.
San Diego Padres accused of homophobia after national anthem mistake | Daily Mail Online
