Target once distinguished itself as being boldly supportive of the LGBTQ+ community. Now, it has tarnished that status after removing some LGBTQ+-themed products and relocating Pride Month displays to the back of stores in certain Southern locations.
Now that status is tarnished after it removed some LGBTQ+-themed products and relocated Pride Month displays to the back of stores in certain Southern locations in response to online complaints and in-store confrontations that it says threatened employees' well-being.
Bud Light is still dealing with the fallout from when it sent transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney a beer can with her face on it, which Mulvaney then displayed in an Instagram post, igniting backlash. Bud Light's parent company is tripling its U.S. marketing spending this summer as it tries to restore lost sales.
According to a 2021 Gallup poll, 21% of people in Generation Z identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, compared with 3% of Baby Boomers. Gallup has also found that younger consumers are most likely to want brands to promote diversity and take a stand on social issues. It has also faced backlash. In 2016, when a national debate exploded over transgender rights, the company declared that"inclusivity is a core belief at Target" and said it supported transgender employees and customers using whichever restroom or fitting room"corresponds with their gender identity."
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Target removes some LGBTQ merchandise from stores ahead of Pride month after threats to workersTarget is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers.
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Target removes some LGBTQ merchandise from stores ahead of June Pride month after threats to workersTarget is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers
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Target pulls some LGBTQ+ merchandise from stores ahead of June Pride month after threats to workersTarget confirmed that it has moved its Pride merchandise from the front of the stores to the back in some stores after confrontations and backlash from shoppers.
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Target pulls some LGBTQ+ merchandise ahead of June Pride month after backlash from some shoppersTarget confirmed that it has moved its Pride merchandise from the front of the stores to the back in some Southern stores after confrontations and backlash from shoppers in those areas.
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