{"id":26631,"date":"2019-11-03T15:53:50","date_gmt":"2019-11-03T20:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/?p=26631"},"modified":"2019-11-03T15:55:23","modified_gmt":"2019-11-03T20:55:23","slug":"world-series-star-declines-trump-invite-because-his-wifes-parents-are-lesbians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2019\/11\/world-series-star-declines-trump-invite-because-his-wifes-parents-are-lesbians\/","title":{"rendered":"World Series star declines Trump invite because his wife\u2019s parents are lesbians"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/SeanDoolittle11319-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/SeanDoolittle11319-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/SeanDoolittle11319-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/SeanDoolittle11319-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/SeanDoolittle11319.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Baseball pitcher Sean Doolittle has decided to forego a trip to the White House to celebrate the Washington Nationals\u2019 World Series victory, saying he \u201cjust can\u2019t\u201d celebrate with President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said one reason that he won\u2019t go is that his wife\u2019s parents are lesbians.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"outstream_div\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0apntag.anq.push(function() {\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\/\/signal to script that this DOM element has been loaded and is ready to be populated with an ad\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0apntag.showTag('outstream_div');\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0});\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI want to show support for them. I think that\u2019s an important part of allyship, and I don\u2019t want to turn my back on them,\u201d Doolittle <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"told the Post. (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-baseball-trump\/world-series-star-pitcher-doolittle-declines-trump-invite-to-white-house-washington-post-idUSKBN1XC0DP\" target=\"_blank\">told the Washington Post.<\/a> Trump\u2019s administration has banned transgender people from the U.S. military, cut funding for HIV and AIDS research and supported the right of medical providers and adoption agencies to deny services to LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doolittle also referenced Trump\u2019s mimicking of a New York Times reporter\u2019s disability on the campaign trail.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have a brother-in-law who has autism, and [Trump] is a guy that mocked a disabled reporter. 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