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This Founder Noticed a Stark Change at a Local Pride Parade — and Says It Creates a 'Real Opportunity' for Small Businesses

Amanda Breen

created: June 18, 2025, 8:45 p.m. | updated: June 20, 2025, 3:10 p.m.

Tanner Graham, co-founder and CEO of General Idea, reveals how business leaders can step up this month and beyond. Image Credit: Courtesy of General Idea. "Those Fortune 500 companies that in the past few years have strongly expressed their support for LGBTQ+ initiatives and showed a clear support of Pride initiatives have retracted [that support]." Graham sees large companies' decrease in support for Pride and LGBTQ+ initiatives as a chance for small businesses to increase their own efforts. General Idea has partnered with celebrity brands like Savage X Fenty, Ariana Grande and Swarovski over the years.

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