Nashville Pride needs $250k to survive after losing corporate sponsors
"Nashville Pride is in a state of emergency," the group said.
August 21, 2025
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"Nashville Pride is in a state of emergency," the group said.
Most blame the economic climate, but others point the finger at the anti-DEI policies and rhetoric of the Trump administration.
Opinion: In the face of corporate retreat and political hostility, the LGBTQ+ community is left questioning the authenticity of past support, argues Sean Ebony Coleman. Was it all just performative allyship, or will true allies stand with us through the hard times?
Corporate sponsors? Big buzz? These homegrown Texas queers say "No thanks" to the South by Southwest hype machine.
It's nice to imagine we don't need large companies to underwrite our celebrations, but those who organize Pride events know their help is a necessity.
Here are the companies that have walked back their support for Pride Month while axing DEI, some of them after decades of allyship.
Protesters say the D.C. parade has catered to corporations and police while ignoring the concerns of marginalized people.
It's time for our pride festivals to embrace their grassroots past and ditch their big business present, writes activist Alex Morash.
Landmark buildings, scores of celebrities, TV networks, and others will go purple to stand against bullying and for LGBTQ+ youth.
Opinion: "When our representation depends on a quarterly risk report to shareholders, we must recognize that we are line items in their marketing budgets, not living, breathing human beings deserving of dignity, visibility, and respect," writes David Lauterstein, CEO of Nasty Pig.
The five Republicans on the Cook County Board of Commissioners have withdrawn their names from a routine proclamation welcoming the 2006 Gay Games to Chicago.
"I think we don't need these people coming in and trying to steal our glitter and our glory and our spotlight," Nixon said.
The disrupters in Arizona were inspired by Black Lives Matter's action at Toronto Pride.
Opinion: Reduced product variety, diminished customer service, and decreased support for community programs like Pride events are inevitable, writes John Casey.