I think I have made my point very poorly, and this thread has suffered what could be called "mission creep" , what I am trying to say is that businesses that make a big thing about how they are actively supporting pride but actually aren't doing anything of the sort but simply cashing in kind...
and that is why we still need pride,a lot of people think everything is all ok now,when in reality it isnt. Yes its so much better in the South East of England than it was but teens are still being thrown out of home -in Brighton, Saudi Arabia, Iran and others executed tens of gay males THIS...
of course not, and thats not my point. Nothing wrong with sponsorship and using that as publicity (God bless American Express) but it is wrong, to not pay sponsorship, not do anything to help, but then plaster your business with rainbow flags and say "proud to support pride"-and that is what I...
I actually don't think white Caucasian males are privileged.I don't think many do. If by privileged you mean white males haven't regularly been branded criminals and gaoled for being straight, haven't been sacked simply because they are straight, haven't been beaten up and murdered simply...
Pride has always been primarily a privately funded event, with the council adding some money by way of grants .Most of the original funding coming from fund raisers and donations by the gay venues in and around brighton. A lot of the larger supermarkets on St James street and other...
Some interesting and thoughtful posts in reply to my original post.That in itself is quite remarkable, as I am sure other boards would have had a very different response from sections of the fanbase!
I think there seem to be two different approaches by the larger companies. There is the...
If you want a "float" you have to pay for it-but you always did, its easy enough just to join in the parade on foot. A friend wanted to have a float last year, but the cost of entry, insurance, having to have someone walking by each of the wheels just priced it out of reach.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-48873931/is-the-high-street-profiting-from-pride
Over the past few weeks I have noticed a proliferation of rainbows, on shop fronts, banners, adverts, even my Barclay's on line app logo has changed from Blue to Rainbow, all "proudly supporting Pride" But...