How to Avoid Pink-Washing by Corporations Capitalizing off of 2SLGBTQ+ Pride Celebrations this June

Everything you value, you’ve been taught to value. It’s time to question what you may have never questioned and re-direct where you spend your money.

I think this image perfectly represents “corporate pride.” By using it, I’m not making a judgement against Daimler, rather, it helps make my point visual. (Source)

Flying the Pride flag during Pride month (June in Canada) and then taking it down is a sure sign a business doesn’t value human dignity and 2SLGBTQ+ lives — they only value capitalizing on Pride to increase profits.

You have the power to demand inclusion, dignity, and respect 365 days a year because you can take your purchasing power elsewhere.

But don’t sit in silence with your decision to support 2SLGBTQ+ businesses or allies. Could you tell people you know about those businesses, service providers, and the companies you support who support you every day? These businesses should support you so much that they don’t need to fly the pride flag in their window or on their website, but they do it anyway.

Businesses that care about 2SLGBTQ+ lives do so every single day of the year, and proudly.