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Well into the 1990s, the energetic, septuagenarian lgbtq+ organizer Morris Kight vehemently opposed any suggestion that the Coors beer boycott, first launched in the late 1950s by unionized brewery workers and later taken up by Chicano, Black, and LGBT activists, was over. For nearly four decades, Kight and other activists had joined in a coalition to oppose the Colorado-based Coors Brewing Corporation, alleging anti-unionism and employment discrimination against people of tint, gay men, and lesbians. The boycott also targeted the Coors family’s deep-pocketed support for right-wing, conservative politics.
In 1997, Kight and fellow boycott supporters worried that the Coors Brewing Company was successfully buying off gay and queer woman organizations in an effort to finish the boycott. Since the late 1980s, the company’s marketing and community relations teams had sought to mollify many of its critics through philanthropic aid. Between 1988 and 1990 alone, Coors and its distributors donated to almost twenty AIDS walks, benefit concerts, or organizations.
Coors supplemented these outreach efforts with public gestures towards equality
This anti-DEI activist is targeting an LGBTQ index. Major companies are listening.
One of the concessions Molson Coors made when it bowed to pressure from activist Robby Starbuck and retreated from some of its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives was withdrawing from a benchmark index the Human Rights Campaign uses to measure how friendly a company’s policies are to LGBTQ+ people.
In response, Starbuck resurfaced a $1 million donation Vizzy Hard Seltzer – owned by Molson Coors – made to the HRC four years ago. “Today Coors wants no association with them,” Starbuck told his 600,000 followers on the social media platform X.
The maker of Coors Light isn’t the only business distancing itself from the LGBTQ+ representation group.
Six out of seven companies targeted so far by Starbuck – Molson Coors, Harley-Davidson, Lowe’s, rural retailer Tractor Supply, distiller Brown-Forman, which makes Jack Daniel’s, and carmaker Ford – include all pledged to stop providing workplace data for the HRC’s Corporate Equality Index.
The seventh – tractor maker John Deere – said it would no longer support “social or cultural understanding parades, festivals or events” but didn’t mention the HRC.
Need a bTeamsters Celebrate PRIDE: A Glance Back at the Coors Boycott & Strike of the 1970’s
June 29, 2023
The Coors Boycott and Strike of the 1970’s stands as a critical moment in both the Labor, and LGBTQIA+ Movement in the United States. This historic moment brought together the struggles of workers, equality, and the dominance of the Teamsters union, making it an inherent chapter in the history of the Teamsters.
“As a queer-identifying man, I am proud to be a member of a union that has a history of standing up and fighting for its LGBTQIA+ membership for over 50 years; especially today when anti-LGBTQIA+ rhetoric and policies are on the increase again.”
Corey Hallman, Teamsters Local 856 Union Representative
In 1973, the Teamsters took on Coors beer distributors in San Francisco, forming a powerful alliance with the LGBTQ+ community. This partnership, led by influential Teamster leaders like Allan Baird and Howard Wallace, the first openly gay Teamster driver, showcased the importance of unity and reshaped the fight for same rights.
Teamsters Local 888, standing for beer delivery drivers, faced issues such as depressed wages, union-busting, and employment d
Molson Coors Beverage Company’s “Tap Into Change” Program
Raises $100,000 for LGBTQ+ Focused Organizations
Program Celebrates 10th Year in Chicago and
Has Now Raised More Than $700,000 Nationally Since Its Inception
CHICAGO (October 22, 2021) — Molson Coors “Tap Into Change” program famous its 10th anniversary in 2021, with a portion of every Molson Coors product sold at handpick accounts across 13 cities benefitting LGBTQ+ and HIV/AIDS non-profit organizations.
The program first launched in Chicago and will contribute $50,000 this year to some of the city’s LGBTQ+ focused non-profit organizations. In total, $100,000 was raised nationally after successful activations in Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, New York Municipality, Orlando, Phoenix, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, Tampa and Toledo. Since the inception of the program, more than $700,000 has been raised to aide make a positive impact on the lives of consumers and communities throughout the U.S.
“This year was certainly unique and challenging with continued pandemic restrictions, but our consumers and accounts stepped up to help amazing LGBTQ+ focused organizations,” said Michael Nordman, Molson
Half of America's bestselling beers have partnered with Queer groups or advocates according to an analysis by Newsweek, as conservative activists launch a boycott of Bud Light over its partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
On Sunday Mulvaney shared a video promoting Bud Light to her 1.7 million Instagram followers, as part of a partnership with the firm, which she thanked for sending over a personalized beer can to rejoice her "day 365 of womanhood," after transitioning.
This infuriated some right-wing commentators, including writer Matt Walsh and podcast host Mike Crispi, who announced they will boycott Bud Light in response. Musician Kid Rock posted a video of himself shooting Bud Flash cans, while country creator Travis Tritt said he was taking the beer off his tour rider.
Over the past few years, a fierce debate has developed over transgender rights, with a particular highlight on whether trans women should be able to access women's only spaces and take part in women's sports. Republicans possess moved to ban gender-affirming care for children in 26 states across the U.S.
While conservative campaigners are focusing on Bud Not heavy, Newsweek found that