Several of the country’s largest LGBTQ Pride celebrations have lost major sponsors, to the tune of $200,000 to $350,000 per event.

Several of the nation’s largest LGBTQ Pride celebrations are down hundreds of thousands of dollars in corporate sponsorships this year, with some event organizers saying promised funds have been withdrawn or reduced and others saying they’ve been ghosted by longtime corporate partners.

Pride organizers say some companies fear being targeted by the Trump administration over participation in diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, while others are preserving cash in a tumultuous economy.

  • @reddig33@lemmy.world
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    362 months ago

    I’m fine with this. The LBGT community doesn’t need “fair weather friends”. This lets us know which companies to actually spend our money with.

  • JailElonMusk
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    202 months ago

    Let’s kill two birds with one stone.

    Can we start a GoFundMe for the purchase of Tik Tok to be ran by these LGBTQ+ groups?

    Then they wouldn’t need donors…

    Hear me out on this:

    1. It’d be fabulous, and they’d do a great job.
    2. The dance videos (and their funding) would improve dramatically.
    3. Fuck billionaires.
  • @febra@lemmy.world
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    192 months ago

    As a queer person myself, I always understood that our liberation will never come in the form of rainbow capitalism. I am not surprised at all by any of this, and to be fair, I am glad these fake allies are showing their true colours.

    • rhythmisaprancer
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      72 months ago

      You may have a local or regional org to help, and there are multiple national groups that cover a variety of bases. Legal funds, advocacy, news. Pick your passion.

  • Match!!
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    62 months ago

    Make a list of who pulled out and shame them when try crawl back in 5 years

  • Fingolfinz
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    52 months ago

    That and sponsors never actually supported the cause in the first place and just saw dollar signs in it

  • @Meron35@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    ❌Gay Pride

    ✅Gay Shame

    “Gay Shame was created as a protest of (and named in opposition to) the over-commercialization of the gay pride events. Members attack “queer assimilation” into what they perceive as oppressive societal structures.”

    Gay Shame - Wikipedia - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_Shame