![]() ![]() ![]() "If going to wade in on this, and they're going to put support out there for the LGBTQ+ population, I think once they enter that fray they have a responsibility to stand by that community," he said. Michael Edison Hayden, a senior investigative reporter and spokesperson for the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights organization that tracks hate crimes, told NPR that Target's reversal would only serve to encourage more violent threats. Target needs to stand with us and double-down on their commitment to us," she added. ![]() "The LGBTQ+ community has celebrated Pride with Target for the past decade. "Extremist groups want to divide us and ultimately don't just want rainbow products to disappear, they want us to disappear," Kelley Robinson, president of the Human Rights Campaign, said in a tweet. ![]() In addition to public criticisms of the company, video has also emerged on social media of people throwing Pride displays to the floor in a Target store. Those swimsuits are among a group of products under review by Target but that haven't yet been removed, Reuters said. Main Character of the Day The anti-drag bills sweeping the U.S. ![]()
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