These 14 corporations have stopped or scaled back sponsorship of LGBTQ+ Pride events
Here are the companies that have walked back their support for Pride Month while axing DEI, some of them after decades of allyship.
JUNE 2, 2025
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Gay Good Samaritan Beaten Outside Columbus, Ohio, Bar
Chris Ashcraft was assaulted outside an Ohio gay bar after offering to help a man who claimed to be having trouble with his car.
JUNE 11, 2013
Gay World War II Veteran, 97, Attacked and Robbed in Columbus, Ohio
An act of charity turned into an assault on Rupert "Twink" Starr, a survivor of the Battle of the Bulge.
MAY 20, 2020
Ohio house leaders say adoption proposal not a priority
A state proposal to bar gays from adopting is likely to die as legislative leaders focus on Ohio's lagging economy, a top house aide in Columbus said.
FEBRUARY 13, 2006
Catholic Church Spent $2 Million to Fight Marriage Initiatives
The Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus and the National Organization for Marriage provided nearly 65% of the financing for the unsuccessful efforts to defeat marriage equality initiatives in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, and Washington State.
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
Neo-Nazi march alarms Ohio leaders: 'The President-elect has emboldened these creeps'
A group of about a dozen Neo-Nazis marched in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday, wearing red and black masks over their faces while carrying banners with swastikas.
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
PHOTOS: Hello, Columbus Pride
The Buckeye State puts on a great show with George Takei as grand marshal.
JUNE 28, 2014
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LGBT Dance Party to Welcome Mike Pence to Columbus, Ohio
It won't be the first time LGBT activists have trolled the homophobic vice president.
JUNE 12, 2018
WATCH: Ohio Activists Protest 'Holy Matrimony' Billboard
Activists in Columbus counter the message that 'Holy Matrimony is one man and one woman.'
SEPTEMBER 3, 2014
Ohio Trans Woman Rae'Lynn Thomas Murdered by Mother's Ex-Boyfriend
Rae'Lynn Thomas was brutally attacked by her mother's ex-boyfriend, who still lived in their Columbus home. She is the 19th trans person known to be killed in the U.S. this year.
AUGUST 12, 2016
Catholic Church, NOM Responsible for 60% of Funds Fighting Marriage Equality
A new report from the Human Rights Campaign quantifies the cost of antigay advocacy, as perpetrated by the Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, and National Organization for Marriage in the four states considering marriage ballot measures this November.
OCTOBER 18, 2012
Ohio transgender woman Kassim Omar dies from 2022 shooting injuries
Omar had fled Somalia in search of a better life in the U.S. The shooting left her paralyzed.
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Armed Ohio Neo-Nazis Waving Swastika Flags Target Drag Event Again
The same Ohio neo-Nazi group that attacked a Drag Queen Story Hour event in March menaced a drag brunch in the state on Saturday.
MAY 2, 2023
Knights of Columbus Spend Millions Fighting LGBT Rights
The Catholic fraternal organization, tasked with promoting charity and unity, appears to be greatly focused on fighting marriage equality and other LGBT causes.
JANUARY 28, 2014
With Columbus Day Announcement, Trump Shows Off His Bigotry (Again)
The president says Europeans like Christopher Columbus made this country "great," but makes no mention of the slaughter or disease he brought to the Americas.
OCTOBER 9, 2017
Campaign Aims to Grow Ohio Marriage Equality Support
The Marriage Matters Ohio campaign kicked off today in Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Columbus.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013