Twin Cities Pride to exclude Target from its parade

Twin Cities Pride to exclude Target from its parade after retailer rolls back DEI programs
Twin Cities Pride, a Minnesota-based LGBTQ+ organization, is excluding Target from its annual parade after the retailer rolled back its DEI programs. NBC News’ Joe Fryer spoke with Twin Cities Pride executive director Andi Otto about the decision to kick out the long-time sponsor.
Target will have no presence at Twin Cities Pride festival or parade, organizers declare
Twin Cities Pride officials have reacted to Target’s recent pull-back on its diversity programs, announcing that the Minneapolis-based retailer would be allowed no role in the organization’s festival or parade.
Target will not have a presence at 2025 Twin Cities Pride after rolling back DEI efforts
MINNEAPOLIS (KARE11) — Target will not have a presence at the Twin Cities Pride festival and parade after the company announced it was ending its diversity efforts.
Twin Cities Pride raises more than $50,000 in 24 hours after ending Target sponsorship
Twin Cities Pride uninvited Target from sponsoring its annual event after the company backed away from many of its DEI initiatives.
Twin Cities Pride raises over $70K in less than two days after cutting Target sponsorship
Executive director Andi Otto says they reached their $50,000 goal in less than 24 hours. This follows the decision to remove Target from the Twin Cities Pride festival this year because of the company’s announcement to end DEI efforts.
Twin Cities Pride organizers say they've already replaced Target's sponsorship dollars
Twin Cities Pride won’t be hurting for funds this year, despite telling corporate partner Target they were not welcome in any festival activities this year.
‘Blindsided’: Twin Cities Pride fundraising to fill $50,000 gap after dropping Target sponsorship
Twin Cities Pride decided to cut ties with Target as a sponsor, which meant losing $50,000 of funding for the year.
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