Company, which operates roughly 2,000 stores, declined to disclose number of stores where merchandise will not be available

Company, which operates roughly 2,000 stores, declined to disclose number of stores where merchandise will not be available

Target confirmed Friday that it won’t carry Pride Month merchandise at all stores in June after the discount retailer experienced a backlash and lower sales over its collection honoring LGBTQ+ communities.

Target, which operates roughly 2,000 stores, said decisions about where to stock Pride-themed products, including adult apparel, home goods, foods and beverages, would be based on “guest insights and consumer research”.

A Target spokesperson declined to disclose the number of stores where the merchandise will not be available, but the company said its online shop would offer a full assortment. The moves were first reported by Bloomberg.

  • Flying Squid
    7•7 months ago

    Best burn I ever heard needs some background. It came from one of two high school friends (but in our mid-20s at the time), both of who were (and are) queer, and both of who identified as gay and male in high school. But after high school, one of them got in a long-term relationship with a woman (they were even my roommates for a while). After they broke up, he said he identified as gay again. So the three of us were in a diner and the two of them got into a heated argument and finally, one of my friends says to the other:

    “Yeah? Well at least I didn’t turn straight for a while!”

    I don’t know how long I laughed for, but a pretty long time.

    • @[email protected]
      13•7 months ago

      It’s funny in the context, but as a bisexual guy in a poly relationship, it really bums me out when other queer people treat the appearance of heterosexual as a demerit (see gold star lesbians, etc…). Humans aren’t binary in any way, but we act like we can only be attracted to genitals and not have exceptions to a general rule because of an emotional connection.

      • Flying Squid
        2•7 months ago

        I get what you’re saying, but like I said, he didn’t identify as bi. He identified as gay.

        • @[email protected]
          4•7 months ago

          I know, and I’ve known gay men who think the same thing, I’m just contributing my 2¢. Bi-erasure is something that I deal with fairly routinely as a blue collar worker, and I feel that gay folks having an anti-hetero bias is more hurtful than straight people having a hetero bias because I expect to find more community from other LGBT people because I can’t always expect it as a baseline from straight people.