Toronto’s Pride 2025 festival in peril as large sponsors pull funding amid U.S. backlash against diversity
Toronto’s Pride 2025 festival is in peril after three of its sponsors pulled their funding amid a massive corporate push against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the U.S.
Kojo Modeste, executive director at Pride Toronto, told the Star that the companies, which operate on both sides of the border, have informed Pride Toronto that “they will no longer be supporting Pride because their mandate has changed.”
“We strongly believe that it has a lot to do with the shift that we’re seeing happening in the U.S.,” added Modeste.
