St. Louis Pride Says Anheuser-Busch Ended Sponsorship--As Corporate Support For LGBTQ Pride Celebrations Dwindles

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Source: Forbes

Mar 25, 2025, 03:27pm EDT


Topline Organizers behind St. Louis Pride said Tuesday alcoholic beverage company Anheuser-Busch ended more than 30 years of sponsorship of its Pride celebrations, as LGBTQ organizations in New York, San Francisco and more cities say corporate support has dwindled and left them scrambling to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars.

St. Louis Pride confirmed in an Instagram post Tuesday Anheuser-Busch—which is headquartered in the city—dropped out, and “many sponsors” reduced contributions, prompting the organization to launch a grassroots fundraising campaign to replace $150,000 in lost funds.

Anheuser-Busch also ceased support for San Francisco Pride, its organizers confirmed to Forbes last week, alongside Comcast and alcoholic beverage company Diageo, which the organization said also dropped out. San Francisco Pride executive director Suzanne Ford told SFGATE the organization lost about $300,000 in corporate funds, representing just under a tenth of its $3.2 million budget for this year’s Pride celebrations planned for June.

Chris Piedmont, media director for NYC Pride, told Forbes some corporate sponsors have scaled back budgets while others have delayed making a decision on whether to support this year’s Pride celebrations, though he did not name specific companies.


Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/03/25/st-louis-pride-says-anheuser-busch-ended-sponsorship-as-corporate-support-for-lgbtq-pride-celebrations-dwindles/

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1. More sad fallout from Trumps DEI policies no doubt!!

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2. At least it won't be difficult stopping the purchase of their

piss beer.

Still mad that In-bev stopped brewing Bass Ale, so fuck 'em