It truly seems the age of the LGBT domination of society is coming to a close as corporations are cutting ties with various queer organizations, including a very forward-facing group, San Francisco Pride.
According to San Francisco local news station, KRON4, various corporate sponsors have pulled out of the 2025 Pride celebration, creating a funding gap of over a million dollars. These sponsors include Comcast, Anheuser-Busch (looks like they got the message), Benefit Cosmetics, and Diageo, creating a $1.3 million deficit.
“It definitely felt like the rug was being pulled from under you, but I think we’re going to find some new sponsors, some new partners,” said executive director for San Francisco Pride, Suzanne Ford. “We’re not going to give up. We’re going to knock on every door in this city. We have don’t have a choice; we’re going to have the event.”
“It’s coming from all sides for us,” she added. “And we’re going to remember who stood by us and this is going to swing back. This won’t last forever; we’re going to fight, and we’re going to be okay, but right now it stings for anybody to desert us.”
This corporate withdrawal comes after SF Pride cut ties with Meta over cutting its DEI programs within the company, which Ford called a "backtracking on rights."
“The backtracking on rights for the LGBTQ community certainly have to be part of any cooperation’s calculus on whether they give us money, so I can’t pinpoint the exact reason, but, as we all know now, it’s more difficult than ever to stand up and say you support rights of LGBTQ people,” said Ford.
KRON4 said an official statement was released from SF Pride on the matter:
At SF Pride, we understand the need to balance corporate sponsorships with our community’s needs. Our goal is to ensure pride remains a place for authentic LGBTQ+ representation and economic power. Sponsorships enable us to make things happen—whether hiring queer staff, underwriting community initiatives, or supporting small LGBTQ+ owned businesses. SF Pride isn’t just a celebration; it’s an economic engine for San Francisco, and we’re committed to leveraging partnerships that align with our mission and core values. To show your support, donate at sfpride.org
According to Fox affiliate KTVU-TV, Ford is putting blame on — you guessed it — Trump.
"I'm very concerned. Obviously, there's pressure from the federal government," Ford said.
According to her, the corporations blamed it all on a lack of funds, but she believes Trump and his anti-DEI stance are at the heart of it all.
"The tone has changed in this country. Businesses already hedge their bets, and I think people who, this isn't their hard core value of their corporation, maybe they're rethinking their investment," said Ford.
The truth is that this isn't actually a Trump thing, but corporations have caught on that the American people are done with DEI and the LGBT agenda by and large. Trump's election did prove that, and polls coming out tell the story of a population that's no longer sympathetic to it all. The people have been abused one too many times by DEI, including bad products, bad hiring practices, and falling stocks.
Corporations have been pulling out of DEI programs, one after another. While some are merely rearranging what DEI in their company looks like, others have abandoned it due to bad customer feedback and falling sales. Companies like Anheuser-Busch learned the hard way that the people were sick of it years ago with the Bud Light boycott, and even companies like Disney are attempting to leave behind its message-first method of creation.
SF Pride was just another thing on the DEI chopping block, and if they're pulling out of SF Pride — a very loud way for corporations to virtue signal — then one has to wonder what else they're ditching.
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