Several Big Corporate Sponsors Decline to Participate In SF Pride This Year, Because Trump
- Several large corporations, including Comcast and Anheuser-Busch, have withdrawn support for San Francisco's Pride, totaling a $300,000 loss in sponsorship funds according to Suzanne Ford, SF Pride's Executive Director.
- SF Pride needs to raise $1.2 million for this year’s celebration, which is scheduled for June 28 to 29, amid rising security costs related to increasing tensions about LGBTQ rights.
- Suzanne Ford expressed concern about corporate sponsors reconsidering their investments, attributing some pressure to the Trump administration's policies.
- La Crema stated their decision to withdraw was due to logistical reasons and not influenced politically, emphasizing a continued commitment to the LGBTQ+ community.
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San Francisco Pride Faces $300,000 Loss as Sponsors Withdraw: ‘The Tone Has Changed’
San Francisco Pride, one of the largest and most prominent LGBTQ+ celebrations globally, is seeking alternative funding sources after several longstanding corporate sponsors pulled their support ahead of this year’s event. The decision by several sponsors to step back has left a significant gap in funding, with the celebration now facing a $300,000 shortfall of the $1.2 million needed to fund… Source
NEWS HEADLINES: ‘I’m Very Concerned’ * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Russell Bartlett – U-S-NEWS.COM
Organizers of one of the world’s biggest LGBT ‘Pride’ events are sounding the alarm as former sponsors are pulling out of the divisive event many Americans see as offensive. After President Donald Trump’s second term seemed to reflect a societal turn away from the gender- and sexuality-based agenda of the far left, SF Pride Executive Director Suzanne Ford opted to point a finger at the current administration when complaining about the lack of fu…
Several Big Corporate Sponsors Decline to Participate In SF Pride This Year, Because Trump
Comcast, Anheuser-Busch, and booze conglomerate Diageo are among the corporations that are backing away from supporting San Francisco's LGBTQ Pride celebrations this year, marking some shameful fair-weather-friend behavior in a time of frightening fascist action.Corporate sponsorship, and the concept of "pink-washing" during Pride season, have become increasingly controversial in recent years. Social media posts often remind the community that "…
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