Twin Cities Pride made headlines this year when it dropped Target as a corporate sponsor in response to the retail giant rolling back DEI efforts.
That left the nonprofit, which organizes the annual downtown Minneapolis Pride parade and festivities taking place this weekend, with a $50,000 gap to fill. After years of the event becoming more and more corporate, with big-business sponsors and booths, it also raised questions about how this year will look different.
Corporate support of Twin Cities Pride is indeed reduced. Small businesses, meanwhile, have stepped up…