How Fox News is boosting a “coordinated planned attack on the LGBTQ+ community” during Pride month – By Areeba Shah (Salon) / June 3, 2023
“This is just one side of this extremist playbook,” Human Rights Campaign advocate warns
Fox News hosts and guests have repeatedly peddled false claims about Target selling “tuck-friendly” or “tuck-’em” swimsuits for children as part of its Pride Month collection, fueling right-wing viewers and activists to wage a war on companies that are supporting the LGBTQ+ community.
Despite the story being debunked by the Associated Press, such claims have emerged as part of a more extensive campaign against national brands that support Pride Month and promote efforts encouraging diversity and inclusion.
“This is just one side of this extremist playbook,” Eric Bloem, Human Rights Campaign senior director of programs and corporate advocacy, told Salon. “As we enter Pride Month this year, it has been the most historic anti-LGBTQ+ legislative year. We’ve had over 500 anti-LGBTQ+ pieces of legislation across different states across the country – most of them targeting the trans community.”
