Bud light gay pride

Pride Month starts on June 1. ABI charted a dismal course through that maelstrom, trying and mostly failing to diffuse the backlash with bloodless corporate centrism. To the extent that this damage-control strategy worked at all, it worked because the company has not been forced by journalists with access to its executives to plainly state which side of this grotesque moral panic the company is on.

LGBTQ+ Pride event organizers concerned about sponsors pulling out

Notably in St. Louis, hometown company Anheuser-Busch ended a year partnership. Bud Light is also a top sponsor of Chicago pride events — and there may be a change there too. When Chicago Pride events took over Northalsted last summer, they collected cash donations at the entrance points for Pride Fest and fees from participants in the Chicago Pride Parade.

Bud Light’s Self-Inflicted Pride Month Predicament

Newsweek has reached out to the band Slash Need via email for further comment on the topic, and to Anheuser-Busch InBev for comment on its sponsorship of Toronto Pride. Bud Light's decision to sponsor the Toronto Pride event hasn't come in response to anything that has happened this year.

Bud Light donates $200K to LBGTQ+ group, sending mixed signals after ‘woke’ fiasco

Notably in St. Louis, hometown company Anheuser-Busch ended a year partnership. Bud Light is also a top sponsor of Chicago pride events — and there may be a change there too. When Chicago Pride events took over Northalsted last summer, they collected cash donations at the entrance points for Pride Fest and fees from participants in the Chicago Pride Parade.