Target gets booted from Twin Cities Pride festival

Twin Cities Pride blocks Target, one of its long-time partners, from any festival activities after ending DEI programs
Twin Cities Pride is blocking one of its long-time partners from festival activities this summer. Less than a week after ending their diversity efforts, Target has been told that it won’t have a presence at the Twin Cities Pride festival and parade.
Target will have no presence at Twin Cities Pride festival or parade, organizers declare
Twin Cites Pride officials have reacted to Target’s recent pull-back on its diversity programs, announcing that the Minneapolis-based retailer would be allowed no role in the organization’s festival or parade.
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Target gets booted from Twin Cities Pride festival after rolling back DEI efforts
Twin Cities Pride executive director Andi Otto says the nonprofit made the decision because Target is not standing up “against those who are fighting against us.”
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On Sunday, organizers with Twin Cities Pride called on the LGBTQ community to help raise funds for the event, adding that Target's absence will eliminate $50,000 in funding the event normally receives.
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