Rainbow Capitalism
June 6, 2023
23 of 163
June 6, 2023
Rainbow Capitalism
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Rainbow Capitalism
Summary
Okay, fair warning, this is a big one. Because Rainbow Capitalism is bad and also complex, and we need to talk about why that is. And yeah, we're gonna talk about Target, and Dylan Mulvaney and Bud Light, and the Los Angeles Dodgers. If corporations want our sweet queer dollars, they need to start supporting us in tangible ways that matter. Writer and activist Felix Mack returns to discuss how doubts are normal and how to take up space as a man in a cautious way. Also you might not have known this, but trans people melt in the rain!
FELIX MACK
Insta: @felixmackwrites
FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at TillysTransTuesdays.com)
Trans Politics, The Intentional Trans Allegory of The Matrix Resurrections
REFERENCE MATERIAL
Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/begin-transmission-tilly-bridges/1143193217
TransCanWork - https://transcanwork.org/
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence - https://www.ladragnuns.org
Burger King Is Trolling Chick-fil-A This Pride, Despite Its Own Spotty LGBTQ+ Record - https://www.them.us/story/burger-king-trolls-chick-fil-a-pride-chking-chicken-sandwich
Burger King employees protest after coworker dies - https://smdp.com/2020/07/10/burger-king-employees-protest-after-coworker-dies/
Starbucks Threatens to Take Away Trans Rights at Stores That Unionize - https://www.them.us/story/starbucks-threatens-to-take-away-trans-rights-at-stores-that-unionize
Starbucks Threatens Trans Benefits in Anti-Union Push - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-14/starbucks-threatens-trans-benefits-in-anti-union-push-staff-say#xj4y7vzkg
N.J. bill has genital checks to guard against transgender athletes - https://www.politico.com/newsletters/new-jersey-playbook/2022/06/10/its-not-just-ohio-n-j-bill-has-genital-checks-to-guard-against-transgender-athletes-00038714
These rainbow flag-waving corporations donated millions to anti-gay members of Congress - https://popular.info/p/these-rainbow-flag-waiving-corporations?s=r
25 corporations marking Pride donated over $10m to anti-LGBTQ+ politicians - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/14/corporations-anti-lgbtq-politicians-donations-study
A thread of corporations that plastered their social media accounts with rainbows for Pride Month - https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/1535328935457828864
15 brands giving back to the LGBTQ+ community - https://www.wsbradio.com/news/business/pride-month-2022-15/2LJ4ATVLFTQCY6O64RKGE5FELI/
Ulta Beauty political donations on Open Secrets - https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/ulta-beauty/summary?id=D000069528