Subject to a right-wing boycott for LGBTQ+ Pride displays and merchandise at its stores, Target waffled and moved displays to the rear of some stores and withdrew some merchandise, thus prompting an LGBTQ+ boycott as well.

LOSER: GenderMenace.net Gender Waffler Award for June 2023

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  18 Republican AGs Sign Letter Citing Anti-Abortion Ruling To Target Trans Adult CareOctober 16, 2023
  Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, October 16, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary 18… Read more: 18 Republican AGs Sign Letter Citing Anti-Abortion Ruling To Target Trans Adult Care
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  Costa Coffee faces boycott calls over transgender illustrationAugust 1, 2023
  Rating: Transneutral, NBC News, August 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Costa Coffee faces boycott calls over transgender… Read more: Costa Coffee faces boycott calls over transgender illustration
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  Democratic governor pushes back against transgender-related attacks by GOP in Kentucky campaignJuly 24, 2023
  Democratic governor pushes back against transgender-related …  WPSD Local 6
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  Gender Awards for June 2023July 4, 2023
  Thanks to all of you who voted in the GenderMenace.net Gender Awards poll for June 2023. We have tallied your… Read more: Gender Awards for June 2023
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  Target: Gender WafflerJune 16, 2023
  Subject to a right-wing boycott for LGBTQ+ Pride displays and merchandise at its stores, Target waffled and moved displays to… Read more: Target: Gender Waffler
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  Target Sees Small Win After Pride Collection BacklashJune 16, 2023
  Major retailer Target has had a win after weeks of facing calls for a boycott over its support for the LGBTQ+ community.… Read more: Target Sees Small Win After Pride Collection Backlash
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  Target stores in Oklahoma evacuated after bomb threatsJune 12, 2023
  Target stores in Oklahoma were briefly evacuated over the weekend after receiving bomb threats. “We have to take it seriously,” Sgt.… Read more: Target stores in Oklahoma evacuated after bomb threats
• Target stores see more bomb threats over Pride merchandiseJune 12, 2023
  Target stores in at least five states were evacuated this weekend after receiving bomb threats. Though no explosives were discovered,… Read more: Target stores see more bomb threats over Pride merchandise
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  Salena Zito: Target and Bud Light are hurting, but Mark Cuban says wokeness is good businessJune 11, 2023
  Mr. Todd said Bud Light’s too-cute-by-half decision to participate in transgender politics, as well as Target’s decision to promote social… Read more: Salena Zito: Target and Bud Light are hurting, but Mark Cuban says wokeness is good business
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  Lauren Boebert’s Transphobic Bud Light Nickname Draws Conservative LaughterJune 10, 2023
  Boebert, a Colorado Republican, derailed corporate “wokeism” during her speech at the Western Conservative Summit in Denver on Friday. She… Read more: Lauren Boebert’s Transphobic Bud Light Nickname Draws Conservative Laughter
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  Blue Jays cut Anthony Bass to end a story of Pride, prejudice and PR failureJune 9, 2023
  The Jays’ silence left many members of the LGBTQ community wondering whether the organization supports them or not. Rating: Transsupportive,… Read more: Blue Jays cut Anthony Bass to end a story of Pride, prejudice and PR failure
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  Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass cut from roster after promoting anti-LGBTQ2S social media postJune 9, 2023
  The Toronto Blue Jays are moving on from pitcher Anthony Bass after he made headlines last week for sharing anti-LGBTQ2S… Read more: Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass cut from roster after promoting anti-LGBTQ2S social media post
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  Toronto Blue Jays drop pitcher Anthony Bass following anti-LBGTQ commentsJune 9, 2023
  The Toronto Blue Jays have designated pitcher Anthony Bass for assignment following an anti-LBGTQ post the 35-year-old shared on social media last… Read more: Toronto Blue Jays drop pitcher Anthony Bass following anti-LBGTQ comments
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  ‘State of Emergency’ Declared For LGBTQ+ People By Human Rights CampaignJune 6, 2023
  For the first time in its 40-plus year history, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has issued a “state of emergency”… Read more: ‘State of Emergency’ Declared For LGBTQ+ People By Human Rights Campaign
• Jen Psaki Spots ‘Awkward’ Thing About Fox News’ Phony LGBTQ OutrageJune 5, 2023
  The Biden White House press secretary-turned-MSNBC anchor also exposed Republican hypocrisy over Fox News’ boycott calls. Rating: Transneutral, Huffington Post,… Read more: Jen Psaki Spots ‘Awkward’ Thing About Fox News’ Phony LGBTQ Outrage
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  Target Burned by ‘Culture War’ Fire, but Wall Street Journal Blames RightMay 30, 2023
  One of the most annoying tendencies of liberal journalists is defining the term “culture wars” as conservative resistance to the… Read more: Target Burned by ‘Culture War’ Fire, but Wall Street Journal Blames Right
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  Chick-Fil-A Branded ‘Woke’ After Right-Wingers Find Old Diversity StatementMay 30, 2023
  Fast food franchise Chick-fil-A is under fire for being “woke” after conservatives caught wind of a seemingly innocuous statement about diversity that the company… Read more: Chick-Fil-A Branded ‘Woke’ After Right-Wingers Find Old Diversity Statement
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  LGBTQ brand creator ‘relieved’ after Target pulls his items off shelves due to backlashMay 27, 2023
  Erik Carnell, the creator of a brand of LGBTQ products, said he was relieved when Target decided to pull his… Read more: LGBTQ brand creator ‘relieved’ after Target pulls his items off shelves due to backlash
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  Target stores attacked by homophobes over Pride collectionMay 26, 2023
  Target stores across the US have been attacked by right-wing extremists as the obsessive backlash over its Pride collection continues… Read more: Target stores attacked by homophobes over Pride collection
• Orders surge for trans designer after Target pulls productsMay 25, 2023
  Transgender designer Erik Carnell has seen a surge in demand for his pins, prints, stickers and T-shirts after U.S. retailer… Read more: Orders surge for trans designer after Target pulls products
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  Whoopi Goldberg Delivers Reality Check For Right-Wing ‘Snowflakes’May 25, 2023
  Whoopi Goldberg is “sick” of right-wing meltdowns and conservative cancel culture, noting there’s a word for people like that ―… Read more: Whoopi Goldberg Delivers Reality Check For Right-Wing ‘Snowflakes’
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  Conservatives admit that Bud Light & Target boycotts are about making Pride “toxic” to corporationsMay 25, 2023
  Amid recent, highly publicized conservative backlash to several corporations partnering with LGBTQ+ artists and activists, two far-right commentators are saying… Read more: Conservatives admit that Bud Light & Target boycotts are about making Pride “toxic” to corporations
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  Target Slammed For Removing Pride Merch Following Conservative OutrageMay 24, 2023
  Target is under fire for its decision to pull some of its Pride Month merchandise from shelves ― a move… Read more: Target Slammed For Removing Pride Merch Following Conservative Outrage
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  Target’s Pride Apparel Was Receiving Backlash — So They Removed ItMay 24, 2023
  Corporations love supporting the LGBTQ community when it’s all unicorns and rainbows — in other words, when it could potentially… Read more: Target’s Pride Apparel Was Receiving Backlash — So They Removed It
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  Target becomes latest company to suffer backlash for LGBTQ+ support, pulls some Pride month clothingMay 24, 2023
  Target is removing some items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride… Read more: Target becomes latest company to suffer backlash for LGBTQ+ support, pulls some Pride month clothing
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  Target removes Pride Month products after backlash against LGBTQ supportMay 24, 2023
  Target is removing some merchandise celebrating Pride Month from store shelves after facing a backlash against the products, including threats… Read more: Target removes Pride Month products after backlash against LGBTQ support
• Target removing some LGBTQ merchandise following customer backlashMay 24, 2023
  Target, which rolled out its Pride Collection at the start of May, is pulling some products from its stores after… Read more: Target removing some LGBTQ merchandise following customer backlash
• Target Statement on 2023 Pride CollectionMay 24, 2023
  For more than a decade, Target has offered an assortment of products aimed at celebrating Pride Month. Since introducing this… Read more: Target Statement on 2023 Pride Collection
• Target Removes Some LGBTQ Merchandise From StoresMay 23, 2023
  Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride… Read more: Target Removes Some LGBTQ Merchandise From Stores