six-page letter, dated July 5, also appears to promote a form of Christian nationalism, suggesting right-wing boycotts over the LGBTQ Pride products harmed the company’s market value, and then stating: “It is likely more profitable to sell the type of Pride that enshrines the love of the United States.
Target’s Pride Campaign alienates whereas Pride in our country unites.”The letter also refers to reports from right-wing media including the National Review, Fox News, the New York Post, and the Daily Caller, along with articles from Reuters and Axios.It denounces Target’s financial support of GLSEN.
The 33-year old education non-profit’s website says it works to “advise on, advocate for, and research comprehensive policies designed to protect LGBTQ students as well as students of marginalized identities,” but the attorneys general claim the organization “furnishes resources to activists for the purpose of undermining parents’ constitutional and statutory rights.”READ MORE: DeSantis Defends Widely-Criticized Anti-LGBTQ AdThe attorneys general point to specific state laws 12 times, but do not specifically tell Target it is actually in violation of any laws.
An article published in CBS affiliate Idaho News concludes, “It is not immediately clear what response the attorneys general are seeking from Target.”Those attorneys general, all Republicans, are: Indiana’s Todd Rokita (photo), the lead sponsor of the letter, Tim Griffin (Arkansas), Raul Labrador (Idaho), Daniel Cameron (Kentucky), Lynn Fitch (Mississippi), Andrew Bailey (Missouri), and Alan Wilson (South Carolina).
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