Category: media outlets
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Ron DeSantis Wants To Take His ‘War On Woke’ National. There’s One Big Problem: The Constitution.
Courts have repeatedly rejected the Florida governor’s narrow-minded agenda as a “positively dystopian” assault on free speech and due process. Huffington Post, May 27, 2023 (PDF archive)
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LGBTQ brand creator ‘relieved’ after Target pulls his items off shelves due to backlash
Erik Carnell, the creator of a brand of LGBTQ products, said he was relieved when Target decided to pull his items from their shelves after he and the retailer received threats and hateful messages. CNN via KSL.com, May 27, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Target stores attacked by homophobes over Pride collection
Target stores across the US have been attacked by right-wing extremists as the obsessive backlash over its Pride collection continues to grow, with video evidence seen online. Pink News, May 26, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Bud Light truck drivers have been flipped the bird, called homophobic slurs in wake of Dylan Mulvaney fiasco
Several top officials at beer distribution companies told ABC News they have been put in an untenable position by Bud Light’s St. Louis-based parent company, Anheuser-Busch, which has seen sales of its top brand fall six consecutive weeks since the April 1 tie-up with the trans influencer. New York Post, May 26, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Orders surge for trans designer after Target pulls products
Transgender designer Erik Carnell has seen a surge in demand for his pins, prints, stickers and T-shirts after U.S. retailer Target Corp pulled his products amid a backlash by some customers to its Pride collection, he said on Thursday. Reuters, May 25, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Texas Children’s to stop transgender care in coming months, CEO email says
It’s very likely Senate Bill 14 will be signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott, which would ban transgender care for minor children in Texas. These are services that were being offered by Texas Children’s Hospitals. ABC13 Houston, May 25, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Whoopi Goldberg Delivers Reality Check For Right-Wing ‘Snowflakes’
Whoopi Goldberg is “sick” of right-wing meltdowns and conservative cancel culture, noting there’s a word for people like that ― one people on the right often like to use on everyone else: snowflakes. Huffington Post, May 25, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Conservatives admit that Bud Light & Target boycotts are about making Pride “toxic” to corporations
Amid recent, highly publicized conservative backlash to several corporations partnering with LGBTQ+ artists and activists, two far-right commentators are saying the quiet part loud: Their goal is to make support for the LGBTQ+ community “toxic” to brands. LGBTQ Nation, May 25, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Riley Gaines shares messages of support after trans girl’s 2nd-place finish in California meet of champions
Riley Gaines, a former NCAA star swimmer at Kentucky who has led the charge in keeping women’s sports fair and equal, shared some supportive text messages on Thursday from parents in California. Fox News, May 25, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Target Slammed For Removing Pride Merch Following Conservative Outrage
Target is under fire for its decision to pull some of its Pride Month merchandise from shelves ― a move the company says was done to protect employees but that critics say merely bows to pressure from anti-LGBTQ conservatives. Huffington Post, May 24, 2023 (PDF archive)