The Baltimore Orioles hosted their Pride Night at Camden Yards, featuring "RuPaul's Drag Race" contestant Heidi N Closet as a celebrity guest. During the event, Closet offered criticism of policies enacted by the Trump administration concerning the LGBTQ+ community and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
In comments to Baltimore Banner Sports, Closet stated, "Especially during this administration, we’ve seen how so many things have been rolled back: DEI and so many different things. And we’ve seen companies step away from the queer community. It’s beautiful to see an organization like the Orioles say, 'No, we’re going to continue standing with them,' even when it was so easy to turn your back."
The Orioles event included rainbow-colored branding on the stadium's brick wall and the team's logo. Furries were also present at the game against the Washington Nationals.
The notes accompanying the event mention that the Trump administration has advocated for policies that, according to its arguments, protect equal opportunity and enforce civil rights laws through a "colorblind" approach. Additionally, an executive order signed in 2025, titled "Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports," was aimed at directing federal agencies to define "sex" as biological sex, thereby barring men and boys from competing in female sports. The White House stated at the time that allowing men to compete in women's sports is "demeaning, unfair, and dangerous to women and girls."
Major League Baseball has also reportedly scaled back visible DEI branding and modified some program language and structure in response to federal government actions, according to the provided notes.
Heidi N Closet was invited to be the celebrity "splasher" at The Bird Bath, a section of the ballpark described as family-friendly.