Guest lurkerspeaks Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 Target sells shirts to benefit equality advocates Jun. 1, 2012 03:29 PM Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS - Target Corp. is taking some heat for selling T-shirts to benefit a group that favors gay marriage. The retail giant recently unveiled several "Pride"-themed shirts, with proceeds to benefit the Family Equality Council. The group is one of several fighting a proposed constitutional amendment in Minnesota to ban gay marriage. Frank Schubert, a spokesman for one of the largest groups that favors the ban, tells Minnesota Public Radio (http://bit.ly/LdxnXh ) the T-shirts are "a slap in the face to people of faith and supporters of marriage." Target says the T-shirts simply reinforce its long support of the LGBT community. The online T-shirt promotion marks an apparent turn for Target. The company was sharply criticized two years ago for donating $150,000 to support a candidate for governor who opposed same-sex marriage. Quote
Members OneFinger Posted June 3, 2012 Members Posted June 3, 2012 I limited my support of Target a couple years ago. Perhaps I'll start using them again. At the very least, I'm going to buy one of their t-shirts. Quote
