pride month

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Tractor Supply slashes its DEI and climate goals after a right-wing pressure campaign

4:44pm June 28, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

The rural lifestyle retailer, with stores in 49 states, says it will withdraw its carbon emissions goals, cut its DEI roles and stop sponsoring Pride events after an online outcry from conservatives.

Arts, Music & Culture

How the Triad is celebrating Pride Month 2024

9:01pm June 17, 2024

by David Ford

Several upcoming events in the Triad are scheduled for LGBTQ Pride Month. Here's a partial list of happenings in Winston-Salem and Greensboro.

Target confirmed that it won't be carrying its LGBTQ+ merchandise for Pride month this June in some stores after the discount retailer received backlash last year. Here, Pride month merchandise is displayed at a Target store in Nashville, Tenn, in May 2023.

Target scales back on its LGBTQ+ merchandise ahead of Pride Month 2024

6:53pm May 15, 2024

by Jonathan Franklin

In a statement to NPR, a spokesperson for the retail giant says it is committed to supporting the LGBTQ+ community year-round, not only during the month of June.

The Pittsburgh Pride parade, celebrating 50 years of Pittsburgh Pride, crosses the Andy Warhol Bridge from downtown Pittsburgh on June 3. Longtime Pride sponsors have come under attack by conservatives for their LGBTQ-friendly marketing.

How companies can build trust with the LGBTQ+ community — during Pride and beyond

5:01am June 15, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

Target, The North Face, Bud Light and others are facing backlash for pro-LGBTQ+ campaigns. Some have stood fast, others stumbled. Experts say consistency and intentionality are key to true support.

Winston-Salem removes LBGTQ-Pride city logo from Facebook page, sparking backlash

2:30pm June 01, 2023

by April Laissle

The city of Winston-Salem removed an LGBTQ-Pride-themed city logo from its Facebook profile page shortly aft

PFLAG En Español members celebrate Pride in Los Angeles.

Arts

50 years ago, PFLAG's founder marched with her gay son. How's it keeping up in 2022?

10:06am June 23, 2022

by Neda Ulaby

PFLAG was started almost 50 years ago when gay people and their families were isolated and stigmatized. Now, the organization is finding new families to support and new legal battles to fight.

Chantaneice Kitt in Austin, Texas, as part of Exploring Self-Care with QPOC project, that documents the ways various queer people of color living in central Texas heal and care for themselves. For Kitt, the act of getting tattoos is a way to reclaim their

National

Photos: Pride And Queer Stories Through The Lens Of Black Women Photographers

2:50pm June 28, 2021

Love. Freedom. Truth. These some of the ways Black Women Photographers members describe Pride Month. Here, they share images of past Pride celebrations or projects focusing on LGBTQ stories.

Books
Arts

For June, 3 Romances That Prove Love Is Love Is Love

5:00am June 19, 2021

by Maya Rodale

For Pride Month, we're bringing you some of the best queer romances around, starring daring English highwaymen, mysterious secret operatives and a long-lost (and extremely reluctant) princess.

An East Texas bakery initially faced backlash over its Pride Month-themed cookies, but is now selling out of its goods and gaining fans across the country. It's also receiving donations and passing them along to local charities.

National

A Texas Bakery Got Hate Mail Over Pride Cookies. Then The Community Rallied Behind It

11:19am June 11, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Confections bakery in Lufkin, Texas lost customers after posting a picture of its rainbow-iced Pride Month cookies. It's now being flooded with orders and donations, and paying them forward.

Books
Arts

4 Books To Broaden Your Pride Month Reading List

6:34am June 08, 2021

by Noel King

There are a lot of Pride Month reading lists out there — so we thought we'd get away from the classics everyone knows. We asked author Akwaeke Emezi to recommend some of their favorite reads.

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