But in 2023, after online complaints from conservative critics and threats to store workers, Target removed some of its Pride products and significantly cut back on its Pride assortment in 2024.

Then over the weekend, organizers of the Twin Cities Pride Festival — of which Target has been a longtime sponsor — said the retailer is no longer welcome. Andi Otto, Twin Cities Pride ...

After Twin Cities Pride ousted Target from being a sponsor of its festival and parade, it was faced with a $50,000 fundraising shortfall. In less than 24 hours, the group raised enough to bridge ...

MINNEAPOLIS — 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 festival organizers ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Andi Otto never imagined he'd be in the position of turning away sponsorship money from Target. Late last week, the executive director of Twin Cities Pride was doing the exact ...

Twin Cities Pride has announced that Target will not play a part in its 2025 festivals after the company became the latest to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion programs in apparent ...

Target will not have a presence at Twin Cities Pride, festival organizers said on social media the same day the corporation ...

Twin Cities Pride Executive Director Andi Otto said he learned about the changes when he contacted Target about re-upping its sponsorship of his nonprofit's programming celebrating the LGBTQ ...

Branded is a weekly column devoted to the intersection of marketing, business, design, and culture ... But in particular, Target’s high-profile Pride Month promotions and merchandising sent ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. After Twin Cities Pride announced it would remove Target as a sponsor of its LGBTQ+ festival, the organization shared a fundraiser with a goal of $ ...