Naoise Dolan: I'm not sad about big firms quitting Pride — they weren't allies anyway
US companies are pulling out amid fears of Trumpian sanctions, but was there ever anything queer about Mastercard?
Today at 21:30
Pride is a celebration of values that should be universally considered the bare minimum. It should be uncontroversial to let queer people live our best lives without fear — but, as a number of US companies have now confirmed, it's not.
Twelve of the 42 US firms that previously sponsored Dublin Pride have withdrawn this year. Ten of them cited the Trump administration's threat to sanction firms for upholding diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.
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Naoise Dolan: I'm not sad about big firms quitting Pride — they weren't allies anyway
US companies are pulling out amid fears of Trumpian sanctions, but was there ever anything queer about Mastercard? Today at 21:30 Pride is a celebration of values that should be universally considered the bare minimum. It should be uncontroversial to let queer people live our best lives without fear — but, as a number of US companies have now confirmed, it's not. Twelve of the 42 US firms that previously sponsored Dublin Pride have withdrawn this year. Ten of them cited the Trump administration's threat to sanction firms for upholding diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.
