US Pride March Organizers Complain About Lack of Funding in the Trump Era

US Pride March Organizers Complain About Lack of Funding in the Trump Era

It seems that this Pride Month in the United States will not be as lavish as the ones before—and this comes straight from the horse’s, as in the organizers’, mouth. The Washington Post recently ran an article about the lack of funding compared to previous years for LGBT organizations putting on pride marches. Evidently, they chalk this up to ‘the Trump effect’. The piece starts with Marty Zuniga of the St Louis, Missouri-based non-profit PrideFe…

Arkansas LGBTQ+ organizers crowdfund to make up for fewer Pride sponsors in time for June

(Getty Images)The inaugural SoMa Pride festivities in June 2024 brought hundreds of people to the Little Rock neighborhood to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. SoMa Pride will return this June 7 “no matter what,” organizer Elizabeth Michael said — even if a funding shortage forces it to downsize. The SoMa 501 nonprofit, of which Michael is executive director, launched a crowdfunding campaign in March with a goal of $20,000 to “bridge the gap” afte…