Juneteenth and LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations lose sponsors as companies drop DEI
Several Juneteenth celebrations have been scaled down or cancelled this year due to companies and governments dropping DEI.
JUNE 18, 2025
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Several Juneteenth celebrations have been scaled down or cancelled this year due to companies and governments dropping DEI.
LGBTQ+ summer camp Brave Trails gave The Advocate its response to the backlash, maintaining that "the negative words from these hate groups won't stop the important work we do."
These local LGBTQ+ groups still need help making their Pride celebrations a reality.
Here are the companies that have walked back their support for Pride Month while axing DEI, some of them after decades of allyship.
After rejecting Target's pledged $50,000, Twin Cities Pride executive director Andi Otto tells The Advocate how his organization raised more than double that in less than 24 hours.