Stonewall Inn Says No to Anheuser-Busch After GOP Donations

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The birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ movement is pausing sales of some beers during Pride week.

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Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.

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The Stonewall Inn recently announced it won't be selling products from Anheuser-Busch during the upcoming Pride weekend in New York because od the beer company's corporate donations.

The iconic bar's co-owners Stacy Lentz and Kurt Kelly announced the temporary ban is part of the "Keep Your Pride" campaign, which highlights five companies that purport to stand with LGBTQ+ customers but have donated to politicians with anti-LGBTQ+ policies. Besides Anheuser-Busch -- which has given $35,350 to 29 anti-equality politicians -- the campaign includes NBC, AT&T, General Motors, and Coca-Cola.

"We just felt Stonewall having the platform, the power to do this, it was important to stand up," Lentz told the Associated Press. "We really just want Anheuser-Busch to stop donating to lawmakers who are trying to legalize discrimination."

St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch produces Budweiser, Bud Light, Michelob Ultra, and Stella Artois, among many other alcoholic beverages.

Anheuser-Busch released a statement in response to the Stonewall ban: "We support candidates for public office whose policy positions and objectives support investments in our communities, job creation and industry growth. Together, with our brands, we have a clear role to play in bringing real change and creating an inclusive and equitable world where we cherish and celebrate one another."