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Big sponsors cancel support for Pride parades, but LGBTQ+ groups remain determined

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San Francisco Pride is dealing with the potential loss of $ 300,000 in corporate sponsorship for its annual parade.

Multiyear sponsors including Comcast , Anheuser-Busch and Diageo have all backed away from participating.

Pride Houston has a $ 100,000 deficit for its 47th Annual Houston Pride Festival and Parade , also scheduled for June .

Booz Allen Hamilton is the only corporate sponsor that has pulled its backing from the alliance's nearly monthlong WorldPride 2025 event.

Washington , D.C.-based Capital Pride Alliance said it plans to commemorate 50 years of celebrations in the nation's capital this summer despite "current challenges and many unknowns".

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