内容摘要：“It looks surreal, weird when Ukraine is complying to everything required from us, and Putin ignores, rejects,” said Merezhko. “It looks very imbalanced, it looks unfair for Ukraine.”

“It looks surreal, weird when Ukraine is complying to everything required from us, and Putin ignores, rejects,” said Merezhko. “It looks very imbalanced, it looks unfair for Ukraine.”

Some companies followed suit by eliminating their DEI goals, prompting Pride organizations to sever ties.San Francisco’s organizers cut ties with Meta after the parent company of Facebook and Instagram

and content moderation policies.Twin Cities Pride ended its relationship with Target over the Minneapolis-based retailer’s curtailing of its DEI initiatives following a backlash from conservatives and the White House. The company’s retreat from DEI policies led to aannounced in May that sales fell more than expected in the first quarter due to customer boycotts, tariffs and other economic factors. The company now offers only some Pride products at a few stores and online.

Still, Rick Gomez, Target’s chief commercial officer, told reporters in May that it’s important to celebrate Heritage Months, which highlight different groups from Latinos to Asian Americans to the LGBTQ+ community.“They drive sales growth for us,” he said.

First-time donations from individuals, foundations and local businesses have increased following corporate America’s retreat.

In Minneapolis, a crowdfunding campaign by Twin Cities Pride to fill a $50,000 funding gap raised more than $89,000.Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has issued orders to recognize people as being

, keep transgender girls and women out offor gender-affirming care for transgender people under age 19 and

for institutions that provide the care. All the efforts are beingIn Europe, Hungary’s parliament passed this year an amendment to the constitution that allows the government