Target Lnch Gay Pri Le Dpe Boytt

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• TARGET LNCH GAY PRI LE DPE BOYTT
• GAYS AGAST GROOMERS SAYS TARGET IS GROOMG CHILDREN WH PRI CLOTHG
• GROUPS OPPOSED TO GAY RIGHTS RAKE LNS AS STAT BATE ANTI-LGBTQ BILLS
• 10 ANTI-GAY MYTHS DEBUNKED
• TARGET STOR NEGOTIATE WH GAY-LBIAN GROUP OVER POLIL SPENDG

TARGET LNCH GAY PRI LE DPE BOYTT

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GAYS AGAST GROOMERS SAYS TARGET IS GROOMG CHILDREN WH PRI CLOTHG

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GROUPS OPPOSED TO GAY RIGHTS RAKE LNS AS STAT BATE ANTI-LGBTQ BILLS

'The hard re of the anti-gay movement' When the SPLC began trackg anti-LGBTQ hate the early 2010s, the anizatn noted that “a small terie of groups now prise the hard re of the anti-gay movement. C., that, acrdg to s webse, believ “homosexual nduct is harmful to the persons who engage ” and “is also harmful to society at large” — jumped om over $12 ln to more than $23 ln. “The groups that are opposed to LGBTQ equaly did their msage ttg and found that attackg gay people is no longer the broadly popular culture war totem that they ed the ’90s, ” Gberg said.

10 ANTI-GAY MYTHS DEBUNKED

“I was like ‘oh target pri isn’t that bad this year’ and then I saw this lol, ” someone tweeted about a shirt the llectn that purports homophobia and transphobia “n be cured wh tn.

TARGET STOR NEGOTIATE WH GAY-LBIAN GROUP OVER POLIL SPENDG

“It’s fally that time of the year when the target pri llectn mak me (a gay person) slightly homophobic, ” someone said above a llage of shirts they seemed to be mockg. — haley (@hairpntrigger) May 1, 2023“Babe wake up Target Pri Merch jt dropped, ” someone tweeted while sharg their hl, which clud both the “better out than ” shirt and one that says “not a phase” wh the phas of the wake up Target Pri Merch jt dropped (this is my hl, rporatns profg off pri month is obvi kd of sketch but the are fun)(special shout out to the gay in shrek gassy quote tshirt) — Tyle Christensen (@tylerrlchris) May 8, 2023Queer artists, trans solidaryEven as social media ers dragged some of the signs as “silly” or “crge, ” many also praised the retailer for hirg queer artists to subm signs and associatg s rporate name wh signs that support transgenr people.