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Sean Doolittle's Girlfriend Writes Open Letter To A's Fans

Like many ball clubs this season, the Oakland Athletics will host special events at upcoming games. One of those special events is LGBTQ, or Pride, night on June 17. A night that will "celebrate the Bay Area's LGBTQ community."

After hearing about the event, some fans went to social media express that they will not attend the game. Some these A's were season tickets holders who were looking to sell off their tickets.

Enter Sean Doolittle and his girlfriend, Eireann Dolan. The A's pitcher and Dolan announce that they would buy the tickets from the fans who will not attend the game. The two want to make sure the stadium is filled for Pride Night. Dolan, who has two moms, wrote an open letter to A's fan on her website. You can read the letter below.

Dolan has received overwhelming positive response from her open letter. She started a GoFundMe page to help the effort. The first goal was $6,000. After 21 hours, they met that goal. Doolittle & Doland raised the goal to $10,000. "I hope we can make it there," the two wrote on the crowd funding site. After one day, the site has raised over $12,000.

Pride night is on June 17 when the A's face off against the San Diego Padres. You can read more about A's Pride Night here. Read Dolan's open letter below:

Dear season ticket holders who wish to sell their tickets for LGBT Pride Night,

Everybody is entitled to their own beliefs and as long as nobody is getting hurt, I'm happy. I also can't stop you from selling your tickets. I won't tell you that you are wrong or that you are not allowed to think or act that way.

We live in a free country, after all. You are free to think and say and do whatever you'd like. In fact just this morning I used my freedom to eat yogurt with a steak knife because I ran out of clean spoons (because SOMEone forgot to turn on the dishwasher last night). Who was going to stop me? That's right. Nobody. Nice try bin Laden.

I ended up cutting the corner of my mouth on the knife, and it wasn't one of my brightest decisions. But I may have just invented a DIY smile enhancement. And I will sue you if you steal my idea. #America

I digress. So, A's fans; if attending a baseball game on LGBT Pride Night makes you at all uncomfortable, it is probably a good idea to sell your tickets. And I have the perfect buyer. ME!

If you'd like to sell your tickets to June 17th's LGBT Pride Night game, I will buy them from you at face value. As many as I can. No judgments. No questions asked.

From there, I will donate any tickets I purchase to the Bay Area Youth Center's Our Space community for LGBTQ youth.

That way you don't have to feel uncomfortable, and the seats don't go to waste. It's win-win.

Please tweet at me (@EireannDolan) if you'd like to sell me your tickets. I'll purchase as many unwanted tickets as I can out of my own pocket. I also encourage other A's fans to do the same. Let's fill the stands that night!

Love,

Eireann and my hella gay moms

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