Companies sponsoring Pride events are also funding Anti-LGBTQ Campaigns.
Top hypocrites include Toyota, AT&T, Comcast, and State Farm. These companies actually signed the HRC’s Business Statement Opposing Anti-LGBTQ State Legislation, stating their clear opposition to harmful legislation. Can you say “performative?”
How can you pledge to be an ally, sponsor a Pride event, then turn around and donate to the worst Anti-LGBTQ Campaigns? Here is a list of the top bad companies from Data for Progress.
Toyota: $601,500.00
AT&T: $297,987.52
Comcast: $121,350.00
State Farm: $79,550.00
FedEx: $67,000.00
Amazon: $62,500.00
General Motors: $48,500.00
Budweiser: $45,250.00
Enterprise: $41,300.00
Jack Daniel’s (Brown-Forman): $31,750.00
ConocoPhillips: $27,502.64
Walmart: $24,500.00
Chevron: $21,000.00
JPMorgan Chase: $11,500.00
NBC: $11,000.00
PNC: $10,000.00
Bank of America: $10,000.00
Cox Enterprises: $6,500.00
Truist: $6,000.00
Sysco: $4,000.00
Walgreens: $3,500.00
Aetna: $3,250.00
Citigroup: $3,000.00
Capital One: $2,500.00
Microsoft: $2,000.00
Johnson & Johnson: $1,750.00
Trulieve: $1,000.00
Gilead: $1,000.00
Target: $500.00
Outfront: $500.00
These Pride sponsors have donated a total of $1,547,690 to Anti-LGBTQ Campaigns
Walmart, Budweiser, we’d expect this of you, but Target, do better!
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They present themselves as LGBTQ+ allies, but new research from Data for Progress finds that in between their yearly parade appearances, these corporations are giving to state politicians who are pushing for some of the most bigoted and harmful policies in over a decade.
You know what? Voters disapprove of corporations that donate to politicians who sponsor anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. We can spend our hard-earned dollars elsewhere.
View the data at www.dataforprogress.org/accountable-allies.
