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Pride Month 2025 Organizers Face Uncertain Future As Corporate Sponsorship Collapses

  • Pride Month 2025 organizers across major U.S. Cities face significant budget shortfalls due to a collapse in corporate sponsorship ahead of June events.
  • This decline follows corporate withdrawals linked to an anti-DEI political climate, budgetary reasons cited by companies, and increasing conservative backlash.
  • Key events include San Francisco Pride's $200,000 gap, NYC Pride's $750,000 shortfall, and St. Louis PrideFest losing a 30-year sponsor Anheuser-Busch.
  • A Pew poll found 68% of LGBTQ adults and a majority of U.S. Adults see corporate Pride support as motivated by business interests rather than genuine celebration.
  • Organizers turn to community funding and crowdfunding as corporate retreat signals a continuing trend with uncertain long-term implications for Pride events.
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The Advocate broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Monday, June 2, 2025.
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