{"id":2444386,"date":"2025-06-08T07:12:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T11:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pride-group-reveals-just-how-many-hundreds-of-millions-trump-has-cost-them\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T07:14:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T11:14:21","slug":"pride-group-reveals-just-how-many-hundreds-of-millions-trump-has-cost-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pride-group-reveals-just-how-many-hundreds-of-millions-trump-has-cost-them\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Pride&#8217; Group Reveals Just How Many Hundreds of Millions Trump Has Cost Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpride-group-reveals-just-how-many-hundreds-of-millions-trump-has-cost-them%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2444386&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>NYC Pride, the institution behind pride events in New York City, is currently facing a meaningful budget shortfall of $750,000, largely due to reduced corporate sponsorship amid the Trump administration&#8217;s policies perceived as antagonistic to leftist activism.A recent survey indicated that many corporate executives are hesitant to support diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, with 61% fearing backlash for their support. Consequently, 39% of companies plan to reduce their participation in pride-related events this year.<\/p>\n<p>To address the funding gap,NYC Pride has initiated a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign,aiming to collect $25,000 by June 30,2025. The organization is currently operating at 75% of its funding target, which may lead to fewer floats, vendors, and performers at events, and also the reduction of grants for local LGBTQIA+ nonprofits and ongoing programming. The political landscape has changed under the Trump administration, with the White House indicating no plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-attacks-christians-in-the-workplace-with-blasphemous-drag-event\/\" title=\"Google&#039;s Drag Event Disrespects Christian Employees\">recognize pride month<\/a> this year, while shifting the focus to Title IX Month instead, which honors women&#8217;s educational rights.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>NYC Pride, the organization responsible for organizing &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pride-month-goes-out-with-a-whimper\/\" title=\"... Goes Out with a Whimper\">pride month&#038;rdquo<\/a>; events in New York City, is facing a budget shortfall of $750,000 as Trump administration policies against leftist activism are costing the group corporate sponsorships.<\/p>\n<p>The decreased <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/major-league-baseballs-pride-month-stun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">support<\/a> from major companies comes as a new survey from Gravity Research found that 61 percent of executives fear Trump administration backlash if they support diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/now\/video\/companies-pull-funding-support-from-pride-events-fearing-backlash-240745541977\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That means 39 percent of respondents said their companies plan to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sanity-returning-blue-citys-pride-month-cancelled-due-insufficient-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">decrease<\/a> their &ldquo;pride month&rdquo; engagement this year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NYC Pride says they&rsquo;ve lost $750,000 in corporate funding this year due to President Trump&rsquo;s DEI policies.<\/p>\n<p>The real question is, why do they need THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION DOLLARS to hold a parade? &#129300; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I6QlfSQpyQ\">pic.twitter.com\/I6QlfSQpyQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911\/status\/1930012059665871062?\">June 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; 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the announcement said.<\/p>\n<p>NYC Pride Co-Chairs Kazz Alexander and Michele Irimia said on the site that &ldquo;with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cal-state-to-raise-annual-tuition-by-6-percent-each-year-for-next-5-years\/\" title=\"Cal State to hike tuition by 6% annually for next 5 ...s.\">current funding model<\/a>, corporate partners have been our primary funding source for many years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But that has changed since &ldquo;some corporations are reassessing funding for DEAI initiatives, including LGBTQIA+ Pride events.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>NYC Pride is currently at 75 percent of its desired budget for this year.<\/p>\n<p>That will translate to &ldquo;fewer floats, vendors, and performers at our events.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It also means fewer &ldquo;grant programs supporting local LGBTQIA+ nonprofits&rdquo; and hits to &ldquo;year-round programming to bolster corporate support for queer New Yorkers outside of Pride Month.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has indeed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-company-declares-june-biblical-marriage-month-publishes-helpful-chart-confused\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rolled back<\/a> White House support for &ldquo;pride month,&rdquo; marking a pivot from previous years.<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt affirmed that the administration has &ldquo;no plans&rdquo; to make a &ldquo;pride month&rdquo; announcement, per a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/06\/04\/trump-pride-month-lgbtq-rights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from Axios.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Education is meanwhile recognizing June as &ldquo;Title IX Month.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The initiative is intended for &ldquo;commemorating women and celebrating their struggle for, and achievement of, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-drops-support-for-female-high-school-students-suing-over-transgender-athletes\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Drops ... for Female High School Students Suing Over Transgender Athletes\">equal educational opportunity<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the renaming of a Navy ship that bore the name of Harvey Milk, an LGBT activist who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lgbt-crowd-handed-major-defeat-navy-ordered-strip-name-gay-rights-activist-ship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">preyed<\/a> on teenage boys.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI meanwhile asked for tips on hospitals who conduct so-called gender transitions on minors.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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A recent Gravity Research survey revealed that 61% of executives are concerned about potential backlash from the Trump administration if they support diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Consequently, 39% of those surveyed indicated their companies plan to reduce their involvement in &#8220;pride month&#8221; activities this year. NYC Pride attributes its funding loss directly to these DEI policies and is now launching a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign aiming to raise $25,000 by June 30, 2025. The organization currently has only 75% of its target budget for the year, which will result in fewer floats and performers at events and reduced support for local LGBTQIA+ nonprofits. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has shifted away from supporting &#8220;pride month,&#8221; with no plans for an official announcement this year as the Department of Education recognizes June as &#8220;Title IX Month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2444387,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NYC-Pride.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6017,11416,51294,56673,3634],"class_list":["post-2444386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-advocacy","tag-finances","tag-lgbtq-2","tag-pride-2","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NYC-Pride.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2444386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2444386"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2444386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2444394,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2444386\/revisions\/2444394"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2444387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2444386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2444386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2444386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}