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This gentle clap back against fair-weather rainbow capitalism won't fix a thing, but it was art therapy just to make it.

Anheuser-Busch, brewer of Bud Light, cut sponsorship for its own hometown St. Louis PrideFest (June 29) when, ten minutes ago, they were fine with it for 30 years. At least 22 other companies, below, did the same to LGBTQ+ events across the US.

Any company's participation is highly sus, of course, but their absence now is depressingly conspicuous. I'm grateful that for most of us, Pride is still about freedom and love, not money and fear. Yet.

22 Companies that pulled support from Pride 2025
Company Products include Source
1 Anheuser-Busch Michelob ULTRA, Budweiser, Bud Light, Stella Artois, Cutwater NPR
2 Mastercard Credit, debit cards MSN
3 Citi Credit cards, banking Axios
4 Pepsi Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, Aquafina, Gatorade, Lipton, Mountain Dew CBS
5 Nissan Automotive, the popular Rogue, Altima, Sentra CBS
6 PricewaterhouseCoopers Finance Axios
7 Booz Allen Hamilton Management and information technology consulting firm Axios
8 Deloitte Finance Huffington Post
9 Comcast NBC Universal, Xfinity, cable, internet, phone, wireless Axios
10 Diageo Smirnoff, Baileys, Tanqueray, Captain Morgan Axios
11 Google Tech giant Huffington Post
12 Home Depot Retail home improvement stores Huffington Post
13 Adidas Sportswear Huffington Post
14 Clorox Cleaning products, Glad, Brita, Burt's Bees, Hidden Valley Ranch Huffington Post
15 Visa Credit, debit cards CBS
16 Target Retail stores NBC
17 Garnier Hair styling products Advocate
18 Campari Group Skyy Vodka Advocate
19 Darcars Auto dealership group New York Times
20 Lowe's Retail home improvement stores NBC
21 Dyson Household appliances, vacuums, fans, heaters, hair dryers The Independent
22 Toyota Automotive, the popular Tacoma, Camry, RAV4 Adweek
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