Posted on 06/02/2025 5:48:50 AM PDT by DoodleBob
When corporations got rid of their diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, many also axed their commitments to LGBTQ+ Pride Month.
Even before Donald Trump's executive orders terminating all DEI positions in the federal government, dozens of major companies had already abandoned their practices. Many made their decisions after conservatives online specifically targeted them for their policies and threatened boycotts, with failed filmmaker turned failed congressional candidate Robby Starbuck taking credit for spearheading the movement.
This withdrawal didn't just encompass inclusive work environments and hiring practices, or participation in the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index — in abandoning DEI, companies also ceased many of their community partnerships. This included small businesses, minority- and women-owned businesses, and organizations supporting underserved groups: veterans, people of color, and LGBTQ+ people.
As a result, many of the companies abandoning DEI have stopped sponsoring Pride Month events. Here are the companies that have walked back their support, some of them after decades of allyship.
Anheuser-Busch
Booz Allen Hamilton
Citi
Comcast
Diageo
Garnier
Lowe’s
Mastercard
Nissan
PepsiCo
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Skyy vodka
Target
Walmart
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But did they terminate the employees who got them involved with DEI?
They fool no one, they are stepping back behind the curtain for a while
It’s all just a virtue signal anyway
TripAdvisor displays the silly pride flag - I deleted their App yesterday.
Practitioners of the other six deadly sins must feel neglected, they don’t even get a day, much less an entire month.
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