Conservatives have successfully scared off all the corporations from doing rainbow capitalism. And while rainbow capitalism was predatory and annoying, its absence is terrifying in its own way, signalling a return to the pre-2010s stage of the fight for queer rights.
I don like it.
In my experience Walmart never did too much for pride. I generally agree, I’ve always rolled my eyes at rainbow capitalism, but I do think it’s possible that this is a bit of a canary in the mine for growing anti-lgbt sentiment. It’s definitely a little disconcerting to see so many loud bigots shouting away lgbt visibility this year