DEI Retreat: These Major Corporations Pull Out of Pride Month Sponsorships
San Francisco, CA – Major corporations like Anheuser-Busch, Comcast, and Diageo have pulled their sponsorships from Pride Month events in 2025, leaving organizers in cities like San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and St. Louis scrambling to fill massive funding gaps, per Forbes on April 28 []. The move, attributed to pressure from the Trump administration’s anti-DEI stance and conservative backlash, has conservatives on X, like @MAGAForce2024, celebrating: “DEI is crumbling—corporations are finally waking up!”
San Francisco Pride faces a $300,000 shortfall after Anheuser-Busch, Comcast, Diageo, and Benefit Cosmetics withdrew support, leaving only $1 million of their $2.3 million goal, per the San Francisco Chronicle []. Executive Director Suzanne Ford told ABC7 San Francisco [], “Will we be able to keep the doors open? That’s what I’m most concerned about now.” Washington, D.C.’s Capital Pride Alliance lost backing from Booz Allen Hamilton, Deloitte, Comcast, and Darcars Automotive Group, per Townhall [], while St. Louis Pride reports a $150,000 deficit after Anheuser-Busch’s exit. Denver Pride saw a 62% drop in recurring sponsor contributions, and Pride Houston faced $100,000 in cuts, per Forbes [].
Luke Hartig of Gravity Research told Business Insider [], “Conservative scrutiny is the leading factor,” with 60% of companies citing Trump’s policies and 75% of consumer brands fearing conservative backlash, a shift that began after the 2023 Bud Light boycott over its Dylan Mulvaney partnership, per NPR on May 28, 2023 []. Twin Cities Pride’s Andi Otto slammed the pullouts, telling Fox News on April 26 [], “We spend our money as a community in these corporations, and I want them to give back.” But conservatives like @PatriotPulse see it differently: “Otto’s entitlement is laughable—corporations aren’t your piggy bank!”
The funding cuts threaten LGBTQ+ youth programs and mental health resources tied to Pride events, per Forbes [], but conservatives view this as a win against what they call “forced corporate activism.” @America1stMAGA wrote, “Trump’s pressure is working—DEI is dying, and Pride is feeling the heat!” With the Trump administration’s broader DEI rollback—like the January 2025 executive order targeting federal diversity programs, per Reuters []—conservatives are cheering the corporate retreat, seeing it as a return to neutrality and a blow to what they call the “woke agenda.”
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they make a product, if you like it or need it, then buy it.
they owe you NOTHING.
you owe them NOTHING.
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