Pride Houston Lost More than $180K in Sponsorships because of Concerns About DEI

What happens when major corporations stop sponsoring Pride events?

With Trump sweeping into office on the back of hundreds of millions of dollars spent on anti-trans ads as he led a crusade against DEI efforts, corporate America faded from the LGBTQ rights conversation.

Pride Houston lost more than $180K in sponsorships because of concerns about DEI

Representatives of Pride Houston 365, which is hosting its annual downtown parade and festival Saturday, say they lost about 20 sponsors this year. Some of the continuing sponsors requested they no longer be publicized as supporters.

Trump’s attack on DEI isn’t Pride Toronto’s only major problem

ANALYSIS: One of Canada’s largest Prides has scrambled to cover sponsor losses, and some wonder if that was inevitable

Pride, DEI, and Corporate Authenticity

Twin Cities Pride made headlines this year when it dropped Target as a corporate sponsor in response to the retail giant rolling back DEI efforts. That left the nonprofit, which organizes the annual downtown Minneapolis Pride parade and festivities taking place this weekend, with a $50,000 gap to fill. After years of the event becoming more and more corporate, with big-business sponsors and booths, it also raised questions about how this year wi…

Trump's assault on DEI hasn't ended efforts to stop appraisal bias

The appraisal industry shed no tears when the Trump administration sought to undo the Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) Interagency Taskforce, the federal effort to investigate racial bias in appraisals implemented by former President Joe Biden. But that doesn’t mean appraisers have seen the end of federal regulation and litigation around appraisals, or the potential for discriminatory practices. That’s because while the Trump admin…