By Frank Pizzoli, June 24, 2021, The Village Voice “There are not two sides to this issue. When companies donate to an elected official who supports discrimination it really shows you where their priorities lie.” “It’s time for corporations to walk their talk,” Maeve Coyle, spokesperson for the “Keep Your […]

By Tessa Stuart, June 11, 2021, Rolling Stone Major corporations are being called out for “pinkwashing” as they promote pride month while supporting candidates who oppose LGBT equality It’s pride month, which means corporations are tripping over themselves to come out as allies of the LGBT community — even those […]

By Abigail Johnson Hess, June 4, 2021, CNBC June is LGBTQ Pride month, chosen to commemorate the Stonewall Riots that took place in New York City on June 28th, 1969 in response to police violence against LGBTQ people. One year later, demonstrators organized a march down Christopher Street to celebrate […]

By LZ Granderson, June 9, 2021, Los Angeles Times My family has been boycotting Chick-fil-A for over a decade now, so I was a bit surprised to see an empty cup from the restaurant on the table in the backyard. For years, Chick-fil-A donated millions to anti-LGBTQ causes in an […]

By Anagha Srikanth, June 4, 2021, The Hill Companies are talking the talk, but are they walking the walk? In recent years, the rainbow pride flag has become ubiquitous with the month of June, popping up on logos, merchandise and mastheads across corporate America. Still, LGBTQ+ Americans continue to be […]

By Donald Padgett, June 7, 2021, The Advocate A new six-figure public relations campaign is calling out five major corporations for profiting off Pride while also same funding anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and lawmakers. The Keep Your Pride campaign, a project of Corporate Accountability Action, says AT&T, Anheuser-Busch, The Coca-Cola Company, General […]

By Liz Granderson, June 1, 2021, ABC News Pride is our most powerful weapon against inequality. There was a quaint little bookstore nestled on the edge of downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan, that I used to frequent when I was in college. I couldn’t tell you if it was the selection of books […]

By Dan Avery, March 11, 2021, NBC News Proponents say they are protecting women’s sports, but LGBTQ advocates say the law could open up trans youth to more harassment and violence. On Thursday, Gov. Tate Reeves signed “the Mississippi Fairness Act” into law, requiring the state’s schools to designate teams […]

By Tim Teeman, May 21, 2021, Daily Beast Tennessee has enacted the most number of anti-LGBTQ bills in a vicious legislative session. Tim Teeman talks to the trans kids, parents, and campaigners determined to fight back. Adam is 14. This August he will begin public high school in Tennessee, and […]

By Ryan Dailey, April 15, 2021, Orlando Weekly The Republican-dominated Florida House on Wednesday passed a bill that would ban transgender females from playing on girls’ and women’s high-school and college sports teams, with Democrats arguing the measure is purely political. The proposal (HB 1475) would make participation in athletics […]