<p dir="auto">A town in upstate New York voted to remove the LGBT &#8220;Pride&#8221; flag earlier this month, sparking outraged protests and an act of vandalism.</p>
<p dir="auto">For the first time in the town&#8217;s history, Webster Town Supervisor Alex Scialdone on June 1 raised the gay flag at Town Hall and issued a &#8220;Pride Month&#8221; proclamation. After public comment from residents, Republicans elected to the town board voted to effectively remove the &#8220;Pride&#8221; flag by adopting a policy that limits flags on town property to the U.S. and New York state flags. By June 5, the &#8220;Pride&#8221; flag was removed.</p>
<p>At the removal, protesters gathered outside Town Hall, and some LGBT activists screamed and yelled about the flag removal, which was captured on video taken by town supervisor candidate Kevin Lockhart. One woman wearing a rainbow sweater claimed she &#8220;nearly died five times in the last month,&#8221; supposedly over LGBT opposition. Another said &#8220;children will kill themselves for this.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;We see, we hear, we will not live in fear,&#8221; was also chanted by protesters.</p>
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<p dir="auto">Days later, the American flag at Town Hall was moved to the bottom of the flagpole, and an LGBT flag was flown far above it. According to U.S. Flag Code, no other flag should be flown above the American flag when displayed together.</p>
<p dir="auto">&#8220;I remain steadfast in my advocacy for the LGBT community; however, I do not condone any flag being placed above the American flag,&#8221; Scialdone <a href="https://www.rochesterfirst.com/webster/unauthorized-pride-flag-spotted-above-us-flag-at-webster-town-hall/">said</a> in a statement. &#8220;When Town personnel became aware of the unauthorized lowering of the American flag on Town Hall property, immediate action was taken to raise it back into place.”</p>
<p dir="auto">It&#8217;s unclear if anyone has been held accountable for the unauthorized tampering. The Webster Police Department confirmed to The Daily Wire that an investigation into the matter was opened, but was recently closed. No other details were provided.</p>
<p dir="auto">Lockhart, who&#8217;s running as the first independent candidate for Webster town supervisor, said he wants peace for all town residents and &#8220;will not hesitate to stand for the principles&#8221; important to Webster residents.</p>
<p dir="auto">&#8220;As the town of Webster’s first independent candidate for town supervisor, I have spent countless hours listening to residents and hearing their concerns about preserving our town’s history, culture, and values,&#8221; he told The Daily Wire via email.</p>
<p dir="auto">&#8220;As a Christian, I believe pride is a sin and that every person, myself included, is called to humility, repentance, and faith in Jesus Christ. While I would rather avoid cultural and political conflicts over symbolic issues such as flag displays, I will not hesitate to stand for the principles I believe are important to our community,&#8221; Lockhart added. &#8220;Above all, my prayer is not for division but for reconciliation — that all people would come to know Jesus Christ, receive His gift of salvation, and experience the transforming power of His grace.&#8221;</p>
<p dir="auto">Currently, the American flag is the only flag flying at Town Hall, and padlocks have been added to the flagpole.</p>
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<p dir="auto">Penfield, New York, another suburb of Rochester, garnered national attention last year too. <a href="https://www.penfield.edu/47280_2">School board members</a> representing Penfield Central School District alarmingly walked out on <a href="https://x.com/K_DeRosa_NY135/status/1889461199873446305">a packed house of parents</a> who were upset about an inappropriate book titled “The Rainbow Parade&#8221; by Emily Neilson that was on display at the elementary school library.</p>
<p dir="auto">The book in question is about a young girl attending a pride parade with her lesbian parents. The illustrations show men in sexual BDSM gear holding hands, drag queens, and naked people.</p>
<p>Instead of taking on comments from concerned parents, the board’s president called a motion to adjourn and ended the meeting abruptly. Kimberly DeRosa, who attended the meeting, told The Daily Wire that it ended after “more than an hour of presentations celebrating &#8216;Black History Month&#8217; and the superintendent detailing the process of submitting objections to books in the school.”</p>
<p dir="auto"><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/school-board-walks-out-on-parents-angry-over-rainbow-parade-book-for-kindergarteners">School Board Walks Out On Parents Angry Over ‘Rainbow Parade’ Book For Kindergarteners</a></strong></p>


Town Votes To Remove Gay Pride Flag. What Happens Next Is Disturbing.

Town Votes To Remove Gay Pride Flag. Leftists Desecrate American Flag. 

American Flag

New York

Pride Flag

Pride Month

Protest

<p>Major League Baseball has officially warned San Francisco Giants players who counter-signaled or rejected the team&#8217;s LGBT &#8220;Pride Night.&#8221;</p>
<p>Starting pitcher <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/giants-pitcher-refuses-to-hide-christian-faith-during-pride-night">Landen Roupp</a> on Friday etched a Bible passage found in Genesis onto his Giants cap, right next to the LGBT-themed rainbow logo he was directed to wear. Other players, JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker, followed suit in standing up for their Christian faith, also adding Bible verses. And relief pitcher Sam Hentges refused to wear the rainbow cap altogether, stating, &#8220;I don&#8217;t morally support it.&#8221;</p>
<p>MLB’s chief communications officer Pat Courtney told The Athletic on Monday that these players have been &#8220;warned&#8221; about &#8220;future violations.&#8221; He said that writing on the team&#8217;s baseball caps &#8220;violates our rules.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Giants also addressed the Christian players. In a statement ironically about &#8220;inclusion,&#8221; the team apologized for its players apparently causing &#8220;pain and anger to many in the LGBTQ+ community.&#8221;</p>
<p>“The San Francisco Giants are proud to support Pride Night and the LGBTQ+ community,&#8221; the statement said. &#8220;Baseball should be a place where everyone feels welcome, respected, and valued.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;We also respect that individuals may make personal choices about participating in team activations,&#8221; the team continued. &#8220;We understand that the choices by individual players have caused pain and anger to many in the LGBTQ+ community and we are sorry for that.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Those choices do not change our organization’s commitment to inclusion, belonging, and creating a welcoming environment for all,&#8221; the statement closed. &#8220;We remain grateful to our fans, partners, employees, players, and coaches who help make Pride Night a meaningful celebration.”</p>
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<p>Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet reacted to the MLB &#8220;warning&#8221; with his own warning — a sentiment widely expressed online.</p>
<p>&#8220;MLB should tread carefully,&#8221; he posted. &#8220;There’s a lot more us fans that agree with the pitchers than with the league when it comes to pride night propaganda. Let the MLB be warned, not the pitchers. Be careful, MLB.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">MLB should tread carefully. There’s a lot more us fans that agree with the pitchers than with the league when it comes to pride night propaganda.</p>
<p>Let the MLB be warned, not the pitchers.</p>
<p>Be careful, MLB. <a href="https://t.co/pCeHh009y5">https://t.co/pCeHh009y5</a></p>
<p>— Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) <a href="https://x.com/AndrewKolvet/status/2066740999737770208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 16, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Daily Wire culture reporter Megan Basham noted that the rainbow symbol is Christian based. &#8220;The LGBTQ movement appropriated the rainbow symbol from Christianity. Now Christians are taking it back. Deal with it,&#8221; she wrote.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The LGBTQ movement appropriated the rainbow symbol from Christianity. Now Christians are taking it back. Deal with it. <a href="https://t.co/i2XmwXeyQR">https://t.co/i2XmwXeyQR</a></p>
<p>— Megan Basham (@megbasham) <a href="https://x.com/megbasham/status/2066754376543429037?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 16, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Actor Rob Schneider called the MLB &#8220;anti-Christian&#8221; and said he&#8217;d &#8220;pay the fines for any [MLB] Christian player who wears a Bible verse on their uniform.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I will pay the fines for any <a href="https://x.com/MLB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MLB</a> Christian player who wears a Bible verse on their uniform.<a href="https://x.com/MLB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MLB</a> is ANTI-CHRISTIAN <a href="https://t.co/miAT89eXJu">https://t.co/miAT89eXJu</a></p>
<p>— Rob Schneider 🇺🇸 (@RobSchneider) <a href="https://x.com/RobSchneider/status/2066796902021210190?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 16, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p>As highlighted by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/giants-pitcher-refuses-to-hide-christian-faith-during-pride-night">The Daily Wire</a>, the Giants&#8217; &#8220;Pride Night&#8221; was held on Friday. The game was dedicated as a “celebration of Pride and the LGBTQIA+ community” and included “pregame festivities, in-game celebrations, and appearances,&#8221; <a href="https://www.mlb.com/giants/tickets/specials/pride-celebration">according</a> to the MLB. Same-sex couples renewed their marriage vows on the field in the presence of a drag queen, and the Giants celebrated the LGBT community <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/san-francisco-giants-pitcher-writes-bible-verse-hat-defiance-pride-night">through rainbow-colored hats</a>, Fox News reported.</p>
<p>Roupp inscribed a Bible passage from Genesis 9 on his cap. The verses describe God’s promise to Noah and all future generations that he would never again destroy the earth with a flood, with the rainbow serving as the sign of that covenant:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>And God said, &#8220;This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over the earth, and the bow is seen in the clouds, I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh. And the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.&#8221; — Genesis 9:12-16</em></p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/giants-pitcher-refuses-to-hide-christian-faith-during-pride-night">Giants Pitcher Refuses To Hide Christian Faith During Pride Night</a></strong></p>


Giants Final

MLB Targets Christian Players Who Rejected LGBT ‘Pride Night’

MLB Targets Giants Players Who Rejected LGBT ‘Pride Night’ 

Bible

Christianity

LGBT

San Francisco Giants

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The UK-based cosmetics brand Lush Cosmetics is all in for trans rights. But some window art at a local store has drawn the ire of breast cancer survivors, who say glorifying voluntary “gender affirming” mastectomies is just wrong.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The photo was posted earlier this month on the Facebook page “</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/chelmsfordforyou"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chelmsford for You</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">,” which is dedicated to the historic city about 30 miles north of London. It was one of several store murals meant to celebrate Pride month ahead of the Essex Pride celebration on June 20. Among the expected rainbows, however, the Lush mural stood out. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It features a tiger with the signature trans flag inspired pink and baby blue stripes, plus pink mastectomy scars. It includes text that says, “Proud of my stripes.” The Facebook account noted that the design was created by queer artist <a href="https://www.instagram.com/your_pal_bucky/">Bucky Ringsell</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The responses online were very negative.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Ugh. This is DISGUSTING,” one reaction said. “Teenage girls love to shop in your stores and here you are happily encouraging them to CUT OFF THEIR HEALTHY BREASTS in the name of trans pride. This is beyond repulsive. It&#8217;s dangerous and sick. No parent should allow their child near your stores.”</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Ugh. This is DISGUSTING <a href="https://x.com/LushLtd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LushLtd</a>. Teenage girls love to shop in your stores and here you are happily encouraging them to CUT OFF THEIR HEALTHY BREASTS in the name of trans pride.</p>
<p>This is beyond repulsive. It&#8217;s dangerous and sick. No parent should allow their child near your… <a href="https://t.co/yfhuGGtL82">https://t.co/yfhuGGtL82</a> <a href="https://t.co/h9fRSCXRl5">pic.twitter.com/h9fRSCXRl5</a></p>
<p>— Julia Hartley-Brewer (@JuliaHB1) <a href="https://x.com/JuliaHB1/status/2066241254837633417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Several breast cancer survivors also weighed in on the transgender propaganda masquerading as “art.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“As a woman who had half a breast removed last year due to cancer, I am writing to raise my concerns about your ‘Proud of My Stripes’ window display,” London-based journalist Janet Murray <a href="https://x.com/jan_murray/status/2066140253430161807">wrote</a> in an open letter to Chelmsford city council.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I am also, on behalf of other women who have experienced breast cancer, respectfully requesting its removal,” the post continued. “Because mastectomies are not a fashion statement, an identity marker or something to be celebrated. They are something women undergo because they are ill, because they are frightened, because they are trying to stay alive.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Murray said she’s not anti-trans and that it’s a “personal choice,” but says she still takes offense to the window display.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I think I speak for many women who have experienced breast cancer &#8211; and for their families &#8211; when I say this: Breast removal surgery is not something I regard as cute, playful or empowering,” she added. “Nor is it something I believe retailers should be celebrating.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She concluded by demanding that the mural be removed, a sentiment echoed by several others.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Ditto. This is an insult to millions of women who lost their breasts to cancer,” former professional tennis player Martina Navratilova </span><a href="https://x.com/martina/status/2066168892502761819?s=43"><span style="font-weight: 400;">wrote</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in response to Murray’s letter. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lush Cosmetics has a history of fervent LGBT activism. Last fall, the company partnered with the activist group TransActual to create a 24-page illustrated book titled “Dream vs. Reality: creating a world where trans people are safe.” The company also released a pink, blue, and white “Liberation bath bomb” to raise money for trans causes. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A <a href="https://weare.lush.com/press-releases/lush-partners-with-trans-led-groups-to-stand-up-for-trans-rights/">statement</a> at the time said, “This campaign comes from the heart of the business. Requested by our staff and led by our incredible campaign partners, it comes at a time where positive trans representation is needed to counterpoint some of the toxic narratives that have been shaping public discourse. We hope that the vision presented in this campaign becomes reality and helps to shape a world we can all be proud of.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lush Cosmetics did not immediately respond to The Daily Wire’s request for comment on backlash over the image.</span></p>


trans flag

Breast Cancer Survivors Sound Off On Graphic Trans Pride Mural

Breast Cancer

Transgender

United Kingdom

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Landen Roupp stood up for his Christian faith by inscribing a Bible verse in silver next to the rainbow logo on his cap.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">On Friday, the baseball team held &#8220;</span><a href="https://www.mlb.com/giants/tickets/specials/pride-celebration"><span style="font-weight: 400">Pride Night</span></a>,&#8221;<span style="font-weight: 400"> dedicating the game to a “celebration of Pride and the LGBTQIA+ community” that included “pregame festivities, in-game celebrations, and appearances.” The event featured same-sex couples renewing their marriage vows on the field in the presence of a drag queen, and the team celebrated the LGBTQ community </span><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/san-francisco-giants-pitcher-writes-bible-verse-hat-defiance-pride-night"><span style="font-weight: 400">through rainbow-colored hats</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">, according to FOX. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">A few players, however, took a stand — including Landen Roupp, who was raised in rural North Carolina and attended a <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/06/12/sports/giants-pitcher-landen-roupp-wears-pride-night-hat-with-bible-verse/">private Christian school</a>. Before heading to the mound, he inscribed the Bible passage from Genesis 9 on his cap.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The verses describe God’s promise to Noah and all future generations that he would never again destroy the earth with a flood, with the rainbow serving as the sign of that covenant.</span></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400">&#8220;And God said, &#8216;This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over the earth, and the bow is seen in the clouds, I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh. And the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.'&#8221; Genesis 9:12-16</span></i></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">An article from The Athletic </span><a href="https://x.com/nytimes/status/2066229208305594545?s=20"><span style="font-weight: 400">expressed outrage</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> over their decision, saying the Bible verses “missed the point”  during a night that was &#8220;supposed to be dedicated to support and belonging.&#8221; </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">After the game, Roupp said his Biblical gesture reflected his moral convictions. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Why was it important to write that verse tonight?</p>
<p>ROUPP: &#8220;The rainbow is a symbol of God&#8217;s covenant to us, and us as believers stand firm in that&#8230; There&#8217;s no hate at all.&#8221;</p>
<p>What would say if somebody considered that derogatory toward them as a community?</p>
<p>ROUPP: &#8220;As a… <a href="https://t.co/jaEs3ikn4U">https://t.co/jaEs3ikn4U</a> <a href="https://t.co/yYOaJ0UvE7">pic.twitter.com/yYOaJ0UvE7</a></p>
<p>— KNBR (@KNBR) <a href="https://x.com/KNBR/status/2065672807498015185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 13, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">“The rainbow is a symbol of God’s covenant with us, and we as believers stand firm in that … There’s no hate at all,” he told reporters. “It’s just what I stand for and what I stand in, I believe in God.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">“What would you say if somebody considered that derogatory toward them as a community?” a reporter asked him.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">“As a believer, I would push them to read the Bible. God has blessed me in so many ways, and I don’t think I’d be here right now if it wasn’t for Him.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Roupp was not alone. His reliever, Sam Hentges, refused to wear the hat at all, for a very similar reason. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">“I don’t morally support it,” </span><a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giants/article/sf-giants-sam-hentges-explains-decision-not-wear-22304312.php"><span style="font-weight: 400">he said.</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400"><a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/710810/support-lgbtq-issues-remains-down-peak.aspx">A recent Gallup poll</a> showed that Roupp and Hentges are not alone, revealing declining support for LGBTQ+ issues across the board. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The poll said same-sex marriage support dropped to 65%, which is down 6 points, and moral acceptance of gay/lesbian relations stood at 62% — the lowest since 2016. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The decline in support was driven largely by Republicans, with only 35% approving of same-sex marriage, the lowest level since 2011. The percentage of Americans who view gender transitions as morally acceptable also fell to 38%.</span></p>


A rainbow flag

Giants Pitcher Refuses To Hide Christian Faith During Pride Night

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News

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A 21</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">st</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">-century mom who wants to emulate the Proverbs 31 woman may not have a household of servants to help shoulder the countless tasks of daily life, but she does have modern conveniences that ladies of the Old Testament could never have conceived — dishwashers, robot vacuums, drive-thru pharmacies, and meal kit delivery services like HelloFresh.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As a busy mom who wants to make sure my kids are eating healthy meals at home but also wants time to write articles like this one, my family has subscribed to HelloFresh as our food delivery service on and off for nearly 10 years. We have especially come to rely on it to get dinner on the table as I’ve been undergoing cancer treatments for the last year and a half.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But at the start of Pride month, HelloFresh added an unpleasant assignment to my already overloaded schedule — find a new meal delivery service that doesn’t come with a side of anal penetration jokes.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On June 5, in honor of homosexuality, transgenderism, and the rest of the sexual predilections represented in the rainbow flag, the company</span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DZNQJRmRkz3/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">posted</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> on Instagram, &#8220;We know eating isn’t always a top priority this month. We respect that. But for those of you who are &#8230; prepping &#8230; we have an extensive lineup of high-fiber recipes available. Happy Pride.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For those not initiated into the sexual practices of gay men, let me help decipher what “prepping” means. HelloFresh is saying that their product is useful for clearing out the rectum of feces in preparation for sodomy. Yes, that’s what it means.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To a certain extent, conservatives, Christians, and others who adhere to a natural-law understanding of sex (that male and female bodies are biologically complementary and ordered toward procreation, while sex between biologically incompatible bodies is fundamentally disordered) can be grateful to HelloFresh for saying out loud what so much “love is love” Pride propaganda tries to obscure — the actual nature of the act being celebrated.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">HelloFresh’s post tears away the gauzy veil the LGBTQ movement has long draped over itself with G-rated images of wholesome-looking men in respectable sweater vests holding hands on the beach. It reminds us that the sexual relationships being applauded bear no resemblance to the union of a husband and wife.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If there was any doubt about the joke&#8217;s intended meaning, HelloFresh&#8217;s social media team quickly removed it, leaning in and doubling down in further responses.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Grindr, the dating app that gay men famously use to source immediate and often anonymous sex, predictably cheered the post, prompting HelloFresh to reply “we’re feeling a little XTRA this month,” with a hand-over-mouth emoji, a play on the term X-rated. When another respondent wanted in on the indecent joke, saying, “I wHOLE-heartedly thank you” (get it, HOLE?), HelloFresh quipped, “thank you from the BOTTOM of our hearts.” Lest this subtlety be lost on anyone, they then announced that they are offering a special Pride discount code throughout June — “BOTTOMSUP.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s worth pausing to remember what product HelloFresh is selling here. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Food</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. It’s hard to imagine the marketing meeting that concluded the best way to entice customers to buy their food was to tie it to mental images of toilets, human waste, and anal sex. Industry veterans like Duncan Owen, an alum of Havas Media Group and current insight head at Craft Media London, </span><a href="https://www.prweek.com/article/1960868/hellofreshs-pride-post-love-it-safer-approach"><span style="font-weight: 400;">expressed revulsion</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, pointedly asking, “Good Lord, HelloFresh, what were you thinking? This is disgusting.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The post was so offensive, even some gay influencers</span> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZV7vcTJLOH/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">objected</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, with Blaine LaBron, known as the “Common Sense Gay,” calling it “demeaning,” “grotesque,” and “disgusting.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Since the post, many customers have shared their intentions to cancel their subscriptions and look elsewhere for their meal delivery needs, and it raises the question of whether HelloFresh is about to join Target, Bud Light, and other brands who suffered significant revenue loss as a result of the LGBTQ virtue-signaling. Especially given that public mood on the issue seems to have shifted dramatically in recent years.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Along with the anecdotal data of Target and other retailers significantly scaling back their Pride promotion in the last couple of years (Target no longer carries Pride merchandise for children, for instance), polling appears to show Americans tiring of the lobbying.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A recent</span><a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/117328/marriage.aspx?utm_source=chatgpt.com"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Gallup poll</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> found that Republican support for gay marriage is down 18 points since 2022, going from 55% approval to only 37%, a remarkably short span of time for so precipitous a drop. Independents, too, are souring on same-sex unions, with their support plummeting six points. Overall, the number of Americans who favor gay marriage is now at 65%, the lowest point since 2019.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There’s plenty of debate to be had over why Pride is losing its appeal with the American public. Some have argued that the movement overplayed its hand when it began targeting children. Maybe the moms who make purchasing decisions no longer found slogans like “love wins” and “born this way” so inspiring once they realized it might result in their daughters asking to cut off their breasts to become sons.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Others point to</span> <a href="https://www.barna.com/research/young-adults-lead-resurgence-in-church-attendance/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">signs</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> of resurgence in Christian faith across the U.S. and Great Britain. And it certainly is interesting that HelloFresh’s marketing approach specifically frames Pride month as a sexual rite, and not, as those milquetoast Target and Cracker Barrel campaigns would have it, just a month to make two long-committed granddads with their gingham-lined picnic basket feel special.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this, the Instagram post was an acknowledgment of what Christians have always known — the evangelistic fervor of the modern LGBTQ movement is so totalizing because it is simply a new iteration of the same old paganism with which Christianity has always competed. And those old religions have always pitted their temple prostitution and ritualistic orgies against the demands of Christianity that man shall leave his father and mother and become one flesh with his wife. For a time, it seemed paganism would be perpetually ascendant until the final destruction of the United States. But then, there have been rumors about the death of the Christian church since those crucial first three days when it was established.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Certainly, red state governors have lately felt emboldened to begin countering Pride programming in a way they hadn’t in the past. Tennessee, Indiana, Alabama, Utah, and Arkansas have all officially declared that in their states, June will not be a celebration of deviant sexual behavior but of the nuclear family and marital faithfulness (homosexual unions are notoriously much more open to other sexual partners than heterosexual ones).</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While it’s too soon to know for sure why Mr. and Mrs. America have soured on the rainbow displays, Proverbs also has a good word for our corporate titans — Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Former HelloFresh contractor</span><a href="https://x.com/Bearded_Bigot/status/2063749517040652453"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Joshua Garrison</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> said on X that he has delivered thousands of orders for the company and described a corporate culture more concerned with enforcing ideological conformity than with compensating the workers responsible for getting meals to customers&#8217; doors.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The audits were run by an upper-management &#8216;boss babe&#8217; who walked the floor pushing crystal therapies and demanding pronoun discipline,” he wrote. “The employees mumbled the magic words and went home with pitiful paychecks…That was the culture two years before the ad. The ad is what happens when that culture stops hiding.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In fact, the incident has drawn attention to previous occasions where HelloFresh signaled that they aren’t interested in Republicans as customers. In April, DoorDash driver and grandmother Sharon Simmons delivered McDonald&#8217;s to the White House to celebrate the &#8220;no tax on tips&#8221; legislation her company had supported. HelloFresh </span><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/hellofresh-response-trump-doordash-moment-11830443"><span style="font-weight: 400;">clapped back</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, “We considered dropping off a HelloFresh box at a very famous house (painted white)…but we didn’t want to overwhelm anyone with ‘step 1: preheat oven.’”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Many an arrogant executive has discovered that while they may be experts at profit-and-loss sheets, they are poor prophets of where public sentiment is headed. And mistaking elite fashions for permanent consensus could cost them dearly.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Customers have rediscovered that their purchases are a vote that they cast every time they open their wallets. And if they don’t find it especially appetizing to be pitched dinner ingredients via allusions to feces and sodomy, they can easily shop elsewhere.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In fact, new technological advances are a help here as well. I asked ChatGPT, “Please give me a list of meal delivery companies that have not participated in Pride month.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It gave me a long list, complete with reviews on food quality, packaging convenience, and preparation difficulty. Within minutes, our family was all signed up to a new meal service without a moment’s inconvenience or so much as a week of missed meals.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">God bless the free market.</span></p>
<p>***</p>
<p><em>Megan Basham is a reporter for The Daily Wire and a frequent contributor to Morning Wire. In her previous role as an entertainment editor and podcast co-host for World Magazine, she interviewed numerous A-list celebrities. She has also written for The Wall Street Journal, National Review, and Townhall. Her book, Beside Every Successful Man, was published by Random House.</em></p>


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I Signed Up For HelloFresh Meal Kits. Turns Out They’re Rated X.

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The meal delivery service HelloFresh made headlines last week for a vulgar ad it shared on social media in honor of Pride Month. Not to be outdone, its competitor company Blue Apron followed with an equally suggestive Instagram post.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Official Statement: We know that for some, eating is a top priority this month. We respect that. And while eating out can be exciting, there’s something to be said for diving head first into a satisfying box at home. Happy Pride to everyone who appreciates a good box,” the company <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DZYLUusgQ1V/">wrote</a>. The caption added, “Happy Pride. Comment BOX and we’ll DM you how you can eat ours.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This was, of course, a thinly veiled reference to oral sex. It was likely an appeal to lesbians and a response to the HelloFresh post, which alluded to anal sex for gay men. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Commenters on the Blue Apron post were either delighted or disgusted, with no in-between.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Just cancelled my subscription,” one of the top comments says. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Why does everything have to do with sex,” a second commenter asked. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“This is…. f***ing weird,” a third reaction said.</span></p>
<p>The Daily Wire reached out to Blue Apron, seeking comment.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The controversial social post came just days after meal kit delivery company HelloFresh shared an equally sexually charged social media post.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We know that eating isn’t always a top priority this month,” the company wrote. “We respect that. But for those of you who are … prepping … we have an extensive lineup of high-fiber recipes available. Happy Pride.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The post is a reference to anal sex and preparation for sexual activity. The company further amplified the “joke” by using a suggestive promotional code from a commenter. “Use code BOTTOMSUP for a Pride Month discount,” the company wrote, as The Daily Wire previously </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hellofresh-crosses-line-with-repulsive-pride-month-ad-its-sickening"><span style="font-weight: 400;">reported</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Major food companies have used sexual themes during Pride Month marketing in the past. In 2022, the Uber-owned food delivery service Postmates launched a “bottom-friendly” Pride campaign developed with an anal surgeon that promoted specific foods for those preparing to engage in anal sex. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Despite the backlash, these companies continue to cater to a very small percentage of their customers and virtue signal their fealty to Pride, even as other </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/target-replaces-pride-collection-with-all-american-nuclear-family"><span style="font-weight: 400;">major retailers like Target</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> move away from rainbow-drenched displays in June. </span></p>


Blue Apron

HelloFresh Rival Saw Grotesque Pride Ad And Said, ‘Hold My Beer’

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<p>Daily Wire host Michael Knowles had to explain what &#8220;Two-Spirit&#8221; meant to a gay commentator during a live television broadcast.</p>
<p>Knowles, during an appearance on &#8220;Piers Morgan Uncensored,&#8221; debated gay commentator James Barr over LGBTQ Pride Month — and the conversation came to a screeching halt when Morgan discovered that Barr didn&#8217;t even fully understand all the letters in the latest iteration of the acronym: LGBTQIA2SL+.</p>
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<p>&#8220;It’s LGBTQ+,&#8221; Barr said, but Morgan quickly pushed back.</p>
<p>&#8220;No, it’s LGBTQIA2SL+,&#8221; the host pointed out.</p>
<p>&#8220;Right, sure,&#8221; Barr agreed.</p>
<p>&#8220;What does any of that mean?&#8221; Morgan asked.</p>
<p>&#8220;Are you now going to test me on what that is?&#8221; Barr asked.</p>
<p>&#8220;Because I have no idea,&#8221; Morgan admitted.</p>
<p>Knowles interjected then, explaining, &#8220;You know, 2[S] means two-spirit.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Two-spirit. What’s that?&#8221; Morgan asked.</p>
<p>Barr, clearly unsure of his answer, guessed, &#8220;I think that is a[n] American-Canadian …&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;You have no idea, do you?&#8221; Knowles interjected.</p>
<p>&#8220;Brilliant! You have no idea!&#8221; Morgan exclaimed. &#8220;We’re celebrating something. You have no idea what you’re celebrating!&#8221;</p>
<p>At that point, Knowles jumped in to explain further: &#8220;In the interest of Pride, I&#8217;ll tell you what it is: They say that Two Spirit was this ancient Native American sexual identity, but it&#8217;s not actually. It was invented in 1990 —&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;How does Michael Knowles know this and you don’t?!&#8221; Morgan asked, equally incredulous and amused by the direction the conversation had taken. He went on to take Barr apart over his blind support for a community described by an acronym that he clearly did not understand.</p>
<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re spending a month celebrating stuff that you can&#8217;t even explain what we&#8217;re celebrating!&#8221; Morgan concluded.</p>


Michael Knowles

Michael Knowles Has To Explain ‘Two-Spirit’ To Gay Commentator On Live Television

Michael Knowles Has To Explain 'Two-Spirit' To Gay Commentator On Live Television

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meal-kit delivery giant HelloFresh is facing backlash after publishing a Pride Month advertisement that many critics described as vulgar and unnecessarily sexual.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The company, which delivers pre-portioned ingredients, recipes, and cooking instructions directly to customers, posted the ad on social media Thursday as part of its Pride Month marketing campaign.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;We know that eating isn&#8217;t always a top priority this month,&#8221; the company wrote. &#8220;We respect that. But for those of you who are &#8230; prepping &#8230; we have an extensive lineup of high-fiber recipes available. Happy Pride.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The post is a reference to anal sex and preparation for sexual activity. The company further amplified the &#8220;joke&#8221; by using a suggestive promotional code from a commenter. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Use code BOTTOMSUP for a Pride Month discount,&#8221; the company wrote.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The post quickly gained traction online, collecting roughly 100,000 likes on Instagram. Supporters praised the company for the statement, and the gay hookup app Grindr was among the brands that responded approvingly in the comments.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But reactions elsewhere were far less favorable. The advertisement drew sharp criticism on X, where users questioned why a food company was making explicit sexual jokes as part of its Pride Month promotion.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;I&#8217;ve had a Hello Fresh discount offer sitting on my counter for two months because I intended to subscribe for postpartum,&#8221; one user wrote. &#8220;It would have been a big help in our house. Now I won&#8217;t. Utterly repulsed.&#8221;</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I&#8217;ve had a Hello Fresh discount offer sitting on my counter for two months because I intended to subscribe for postpartum. It would have been a big help in our house. Now I won&#8217;t. Utterly repulsed. <a href="https://t.co/ih8ed5hipI">pic.twitter.com/ih8ed5hipI</a></p>
<p>— Abby Libby (@abbythelibb_) <a href="https://x.com/abbythelibb_/status/2063587418805080219?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Another commenter argued that the campaign crossed a line by unnecessarily sexualizing the company&#8217;s products. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;It gets even grosser and pettier. There is zero reason to sexualize food. Never buying them again either,&#8221; the user <a href="https://x.com/AvionLukas/status/2063605252486508712">wrote</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Wow @HelloFresh could you be any more crude?&#8221; another critic posted. &#8220;Fiber? Prepping? Pride? It&#8217;s not even clever. It&#8217;s just repulsive and unnecessary.&#8221;</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Wow <a href="https://x.com/HelloFresh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HelloFresh</a> <a href="https://x.com/HelloFreshUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HelloFreshUK</a> could you be any more crude?<br />
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It’s just repulsive and unnecessary <a href="https://t.co/s8b979etMB">https://t.co/s8b979etMB</a></p>
<p>— Ess Touvern (@touze31863) <a href="https://x.com/touze31863/status/2063609789993910623?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One user summarized the controversy more bluntly, writing that HelloFresh was posting about &#8220;how they can help you prepare for gay butt sex for pride month.&#8221;</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Hello Fresh posting about how they can help you prepare for gay butt sex for pride month. <a href="https://t.co/uXqpROCvs6">pic.twitter.com/uXqpROCvs6</a></p>
<p>— Woody Widenhofer, Esq. (@GhostOfWoody) <a href="https://x.com/GhostOfWoody/status/2062953295497646160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p data-start="302" data-end="609">This is not the first instance of HelloFresh&#8217;s social media team drawing attention for injecting politics into its marketing. In April, after President Donald Trump participated in a widely publicized <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doordash-worker-delivers-trump-mcdonalds/">McDonald DoorDash</a> delivery to the White House, the company mocked the president on social media.</p>
<p data-start="614" data-end="789">&#8220;We considered dropping off a HelloFresh box at a very famous house (painted white)&#8230; but we didn&#8217;t want to overwhelm anyone with &#8216;step 1: preheat oven,'&#8221; the company <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DXHevUmCf7x/?hl=en">posted</a>.</p>
<p data-start="329" data-end="817">The campaign is not the first time a major food company has used sexual themes during Pride Month marketing. In 2022, the Uber-owned food delivery service Postmates launched a &#8220;bottom-friendly&#8221; Pride campaign developed with an anal surgeon that promoted specific foods for those preparing to engage in anal sex. Critics at the time argued that such campaigns reflected a growing trend of corporations moving beyond traditional rainbow-themed Pride marketing and increasingly incorporating explicit sexual references into advertising.</p>
<p data-start="1044" data-end="1274">Several commenters said the ad had convinced them to cancel subscriptions or avoid the company altogether, arguing that HelloFresh had unnecessarily injected explicit sexual content into what is ostensibly a food delivery service. Despite the blowback, HelloFresh seems to be trying to turn back the clock to a much more explicit era of Pride.</p>
<p data-start="1279" data-end="1356">At time of publishing, HelloFresh had not publicly responded to the backlash.</p>


Brighton Beach Pride march in Brooklyn, New York City

HelloFresh Crosses Line With Repulsive Pride Month Ad. It’s Sickening.

<p>New York City converted the city council chambers to a drag runway and stage to kick off Pride Month.</p>
<p>Good Shepherd Services, an organization that <a href="https://goodshepherds.org">claims</a> to be &#8220;guided by social and racial justice,&#8221; shared video of staff members voguing — a kind of dance that originated in LGBTQ circles — during the council&#8217;s first &#8220;Pride Ball.&#8217;</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 16px;">The LGBTQIA+ Caucus hosted the event, dubbed the city&#8217;s first Pride Ball, with Councilmembers Chi Ossé of Brooklyn and Justin Sanchez of the Bronx presiding over the raucous celebrations. </span></p>
<p>Performers in drag sauntered and sashayed around the chambers to applause, cheers, and loud catcalls.</p>
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<p>— Karli Bonne’ 🇺🇸 (@KarluskaP) <a href="https://x.com/KarluskaP/status/2062489337715925470?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 4, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The City Council also released several official photos from the event.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">TENS ACROSS THE BOARD at last night’s Council Pride celebration!</p>
<p>The Council’s LGBTQIA+ Caucus hosted the Council’s first ever Pride Ball, turning the people’s chambers into a runway.</p>
<p>Thanks to all of the fierce performers and proud New Yorkers who joined us in strutting into… <a href="https://t.co/0PX5HqCgsE">pic.twitter.com/0PX5HqCgsE</a></p>
<p>— New York City Council (@NYCCouncil) <a href="https://x.com/NYCCouncil/status/2062213939367125460?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 3, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The members of New York City&#8217;s Council appear to be picking up where Democratic socialist Mayor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mamdani-says-one-month-isnt-long-enough-to-celebrate-queer-and-trans-new-yorkers">Zohran Mamdani</a> left off when he claimed that one month was not long enough to celebrate all of the queer and trans-identifying people of New York.</p>
<p>&#8220;It would take far more than a month to honor the contributions of queer and transgender New Yorkers. From the Cercle Hermaphroditos in 1895, the first trans advocacy group in the United States, to the drag balls of the Harlem Renaissance, to the Stonewall uprising, to the Lesbian Herstory Archives, to ACT UP!, founded in 1987 as queer people fought for their lives while the Reagan administration looked away, New York City&#8217;s history has long been shaped by queer and trans New Yorkers,&#8221; Mamdani said in an X post on June 1. &#8220;To all our queer and trans neighbors: you deserve a City where you can afford to live safely, openly, and joyfully.&#8221;</p>


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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Katy Perry celebrated the advent of June with an announcement that many of her fanatic followers would consider to be out of this world and her critics wish had been lost in space.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I know so many of you are doing so much for this month, but me? I’d like to introduce the earth to the world’s first gaylien!” Perry crowed in a </span><a href="http://instagram.com/reel/DZDritwyxy_/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">post</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> on social media.</span></p>
<p>This announcement joins the laundry list of Pride-related shoutouts that no one asked for.</p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Perry&#8217;s “gaylien&#8221; wore a tangerine orange beanie and a black, white, and orange sweatshirt emblazoned with a green alien face. The person in the costume wore a mask that looked like a shriveled gray mummy with stereotypically beady alien eyes. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Despite rumors that the man in the alien costume was her boyfriend former Canadian Prime Minister </span><a href="https://people.com/katy-perry-shares-new-photos-justin-trudeau-miranda-kerr-instagram-11964886"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Justin Trudeau</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, the alien was likely just a backup dancer.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Perry proceeded to join the alien in doing a dance that appeared to be a mix of a forgotten &#8217;90s workout routine and a mating ritual from a lame bird of paradise.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the video, the man in the alien costume jumped up into the air and proceeded to do an extended squat. He shook his legs and his butt in seizure-like contortions while swaying his hands and wrists in a circular fashion. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">He then feigned a melodramatic collapse on the floor, came back up to do off-brand Michael Jackson moonwalk step, then fell to the floor again.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The gaylien will reportedly be making appearances at Perry&#8217;s European summer festivals to celebrate pride.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Perry has been notorious for being supportive of gay rights, with her hit song “I Kissed a Girl” being famous for its depiction of a lesbian relationship. She has also shown an interest in space with her song “E.T.” and her widely mocked </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/blue-origin-sent-celebs-up-for-minutes-they-came-back-with-astronaut-egos?author=Lauren+Bair&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Blue+Origin+Sent+Celebs+Up+For+Minutes.+They+Came+Back+With+Astronaut+Egos."><span style="font-weight: 400;">Blue Origin flight</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p>Perry&#8217;s &#8220;gaylien&#8221; also seems to ride on the wave of renewed public interest in aliens, especially after the U.S. government has released documents <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-admin-opens-secret-ufo-vault-tells-americans-to-decide-whats-real">detailing</a> UFO sightings.</p>


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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Now for a little dose of good news: while some companies are clinging to Pride-themed ad campaigns in June, one of the most notorious offenders is going all-in for Americana just ahead of the nation’s 250th birthday.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Target’s homepage on Tuesday featured a man and woman with children smiling and clad in red, white, and blue. “Epic Style: Americana-inspired looks for everyone,” the website headline says.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> The retail giant still has an LGBT-themed section, because of course they do, but it’s way below the fold and not prominently featured.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is a significant change from years past. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In 2021, the Minneapolis-based retailer pushed its Pride collection to the top of its homepage in all its rainbow-hued glory. The banner read, “#takepride everywhere” and included various people, and even a dog, sporting Pride-themed apparel. It also promoted a children’s book called “What Are Your Words? A Book About Pronouns.” </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In 2020, there was not a hint of red, white, or blue on the homepage. Instead, a rainbow-colored shirt that said, “Ask Me About My Pronouns,” was featured front and center. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">By 2024, the Pride collection had been moved down toward the bottom of the homepage. But even that placement was far more prominent than its status in 2026. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The march back toward sanity comes as no surprise after Target announced it would be reversing its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in early 2025.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Many years of data, insights, listening and learning have been shaping this next chapter in our strategy,” Chief Community Impact and Equity Officer Kiera Fernandez said in an internal memo at the time. “And as a retailer that serves millions of consumers every day, we understand the importance of staying in step with the evolving external landscape, now and in the future – all in service of driving Target’s growth and winning together.”</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Target also stopped reporting to external diversity-focused groups, including the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The retailer came under fire in 2023 for marketing a line of Pride-themed merchandise, including products like “tuck-friendly” swimming suits, in prominent displays near the front of its stores. Other products in its “Pride Collection” included small shirts with phrases like “Just Be You And Feel The Love,” Pride-themed onesies, rainbow-colored leggings, tutu skirts, and jumpers.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Following widespread backlash and boycotts, the Pride collection was significantly scaled back in 2024. It was also confirmed at the time that the retailer would no longer market Pride merchandise to children, as The Daily Wire previously </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/target-rolls-back-dei-joining-other-major-companies-like-walmart-meta"><span style="font-weight: 400;">reported</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>


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<p>WASHINGTON— U.S. embassies around the world will not be flying Pride flags this June, thanks to a State Department directive implemented by Secretary of State Marco Rubio shortly after he took office.</p>
<p>Rubio&#8217;s order prohibited State Department personnel from &#8220;conducting or participating in any public diplomacy outreach or representational activity&#8221; celebrating, commemorating, or recognizing theme day holidays or observances that are not official U.S. holidays or the subject of a U.S. Presidential proclamation, according to an internal State Department memo.</p>
<p>A separate State Department &#8220;One Flag Policy&#8221; also states that only the flag of the United States, a Prisoner of War/Missing in Action flag, or the Hostages and Wrongful Detainees flag may be flown or displayed at U.S. facilities worldwide. That memo, <a href="https://freebeacon.com/trump-administration/trump-state-department-tells-embassies-and-outposts-only-fly-the-stars-and-stripes/">first reported by The Washington Free Beacon</a>, specifically notes: &#8220;Examples: Posts should not fly or display the Pride or Progress flag at the U.S. Embassy.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Per the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2024, only the United States of America flag is authorized to be flown or otherwise publicly displayed at U.S. facilities, both domestic and abroad, and featured in U.S. government content,&#8221; the guidance states.</p>
<p>&#8220;No symbol or affiliation marking other than those authorized by U.S. statute, the President, or the Secretary may be displayed, projected, or exhibited at any U.S. facility, both domestic and abroad.&#8221;</p>
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<p>&#8220;The flag of the United States of America unites all Americans under the universal principles of justice, liberty, and democracy,&#8221; the Trump State Department guidance adds. &#8220;These values, which are the bedrock of our great country, are shared by all American citizens, past and present.&#8221;</p>
<p>A similar directive was issued during President Donald Trump&#8217;s first administration, when Mike Pompeo led the State Department (though some embassies defied the order and still flew the flags). Under President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken encouraged embassies to follow Biden&#8217;s lead in supporting &#8220;the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons and communities.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Biden State Department <a href="https://abcnews.com/Politics/biden-admin-grants-blanket-authorization-fly-pride-flag/story?id=77270757">gave embassies</a> &#8220;blanket written authorization&#8230;to display the Pride flag on the external-facing flagpole, for the duration of the 2021 Pride season.&#8221; Blinken had promised to do this during his confirmation hearings, during which he also promised to name a special LGBTQ envoy. His State Department also provided asylum categories for people who identify as LGBTQ and said they were fleeing persecution.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/why-june-looks-different-at-u-s-embassies-under-marco-rubio/screenshot-2026-06-01-at-5-10-51-pm" rel="attachment wp-att-1106261"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-1106261 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-01-at-5.10.51-PM-720x576.png" alt="" width="720" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-01-at-5.10.51-PM-720x576.png 720w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-01-at-5.10.51-PM-300x240.png 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-01-at-5.10.51-PM-768x615.png 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-01-at-5.10.51-PM-1536x1229.png 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-01-at-5.10.51-PM.png 1752w" sizes=" (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /></a></p>
<p>The U.S. Embassy in Uruguay, for example, raised a Pride Flag in 2023. The embassy&#8217;s Ambassador Heide Fulton said at the time that “raising the Pride flag is a celebration of the hard-won accomplishments of LGBTQI+ activists and their allies, and a reaffirmation of our commitment to the work that still needs to be done to promote the protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of LGBTQI+ persons across the globe and within our own communities and workplaces.”</p>
<p>The State Department&#8217;s former Pride Month webpage is <a href="https://www.state.gov/pride-month/">no longer active</a>, and the department does not appear to be running any Pride Month promotions.</p>
<p>The State Department&#8217;s stance toward the theme, which celebrates adults and children who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex, is matched by the White House. Last year, the White House did not celebrate Pride Month at all, and the Department of Education <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-education-department-celebrates-title-ix-month-ditches-pride-month">instead declared</a> June “Title IX Month,” highlighting the Trump administration’s actions taken to protect female sports and spaces.</p>
<p>Asked by The Daily Wire on Monday if the White House will be observing Pride Month this June, a White House official responded: &#8220;We celebrate all Americans every day.&#8221;</p>


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