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Budweiser Sponsors Disparate Events: World Cup, Pride Week
- NewNowNext, Friday, June 22, 2018 7:45 AM
Budweiser is a Pride sponsor and is also sponsoring the World Cup, hosted this year in Russia where LGBTQ soccer fans have been warned not to publicly display affection and members of the transgender community have been told to bring a friend with them to the restroom to avoid attacks. Already a gay couple was publicly beaten, resulting in brain injury and the safe space for queer people and ethnic minorities was abruptly shut down.
