Pride Toronto loses corporate funding as Trump's DEI purge has chilling effect
Source: The Guardian
Pride Toronto loses corporate funding as Trump’s DEI purge has chilling effect
Canadian event loses three sponsors who also do business in the US to avoid being seen as supporting LGBTQ+ rights
Olivia Bowden in Toronto
Thu 27 Feb 2025 20.44 GMT
Last modified on Thu 27 Feb 2025 21.50 GMT
Pride Toronto loses corporate funding as Trump’s DEI purge has chilling effect
Canadian event loses three sponsors who also do business in the US to avoid being seen as supporting LGBTQ+ rights
Olivia Bowden in Toronto
Thu 27 Feb 2025 20.44 GMT
Last modified on Thu 27 Feb 2025 21.50 GMT
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Pride Toronto, one of the largest celebrations of LGTBQ+ people in North America, is reeling from the loss of three major sponsors who have pulled funding after Donald Trump’s purge of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes in the US.
Kojo Modeste, the executive director of the Canadian event said that the sponsors who also do business in the US are seeking to avoidbeing seen as supporting LGBTQ+ rights.
“There is a level of fear that has been instilled into them by [Donald Trump’s] administration,” he said.
Modeste did not say which sponsors had dropped out, as the event – which attracts more than 3 million attendees – may want to work with them in the future.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/27/pride-toronto-loses-funding-trump-dei-purge