The Grinch Who Tried To Steal Christmas

Down in Florida, the Grinches tried to steal Christmas but the city said... pound sand.

A Florida official wants to cancel a sold-out Christmas drag show. The queens are performing anyway

A Drag Queen Christmas, featuring artists from RuPaul’s Drag Race, will stop in Pensacola despite the state attorney general’s efforts to stop it

The Guardian

Lex McMenamin

Tue 23 Dec 2025

A drag queen Christmas tour has become an annual holiday tradition in Florida – and in recent years, so has the ensuing backlash.

Now in its 11th year, A Drag Queen Christmas, featuring performers from RuPaul’s Drag Race, will stop in the Florida Panhandle city of Pensacola on Tuesday night, despite state officials’ best efforts to cancel the show for what they claim is an “anti-Christian” performance at a city-owned theater.

The state attorney general has spent nearly two months lobbying Pensacola officials to cancel the show, to no avail. Instead, the 1,600-capacity tour stop is sold out.

The show is going on! WEAR TV reports,

A controversial traveling show is performing Tuesday night at Pensacola's Saenger Theatre.

Florida attorney general James Uthmeier criticized the city for allowing "A Drag Queen Christmas" at a taxpayer-funded facility. It's the only show to sell out the venue this year.

Uthmeier and hundreds of Pensacola residents have addressed city council asking them to cancel the show.

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The city owns the Saenger Theatre, which is why residents who disagree with the content of the show have spoken out against it.

Funds from the city go towards the facility itself for things, like maintenance and upkeep, not towards the show itself.

"If the council were to decide that they wanted to just cancel this contract, I think they would expose the city to immediate and significant risk, legal and financial liability," Pensacola City Attorney Adam Cobb said.

Yeah... like tons of lawsuits! This is a show that is on TV! The article ends with...

Council President Jared Moore said cancelling the show before it ever happens is the same as issuing a speeding ticket before a driver is caught speeding.

Will Florida get away with stealing Christmas?

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All this is hurting our community, corporate support is dwindling because of Trump & Company DEI! It is more than sponsoring Pride events!

Revealed: how big businesses are rolling back public support for Pride

Guardian analysis of 20 major companies in UK and US shows mentions of Pride on social media have fallen substantially in past two years

Chris Osuh, Raphael Boyd and Geneva Abdul

Mon 22 Dec 2025

The UK’s biggest businesses are rolling back their public support for Pride celebrations, Guardian analysis suggests, prompting warnings that “clear signals” are needed in the face of growing global LGBTQ+ hostility.

Analysis of social media posts by the country’s biggest companies found mentions of Pride had plummeted by 92% since 2023, mirroring a trend seen in large American firms.

The findings come after the US president, Donald Trump, signed a series of executive orders in 2025 that overturned federal government diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes, leading companies on both sides of the Atlantic to rebrand, scale back and even scrap fairness policies.

The Guardian analysed the main customer-facing social media accounts of the 10 biggest UK-listed or headquartered companies, and the 10 biggest US companies by market capitalisation.

Sponsorship Marking Association reported;

While most company’s public statements regarding their decision to drop Pride sponsorships cite factors such as the economy, budget constraints and marketing priorities, their anonymized responses to topical survey questions are likely closer to the truth.

Approximately 60% of companies responding to the Gravity Research poll cited the Trump administration—with its opposition to DEI initiatives and anti-trans policies—as the primary reason for changing their approach to LGBTQ+ support, with conservative activists and policymakers ranking second and third in influence.

For now, we will save the debate over whether corporations are being prudent and responsible to their shareholders and other stakeholders by trying to steer clear of government retribution and avoid consumer controversy and potential boycotts or whether making a commitment to the LGBTQ+ community would be the right thing to do both ethically and for their bottom lines.

They are pulling back from Pride events but it goes way beyond that! Unleash wrote that,

News in Brief

• DEI has been a strategic priority for numerous organizations in recent years, particularly following social trends and increased scrutiny from employees and potential candidates.
• However, the wave of anti-DEI sentiments, driven by President Trump and other vocal individuals has seen some of the biggest companies around the world begin the roll back on DEI commitments.
• UNLEASH is recording which companies are abandoning their DEI initiatives and policies - read on to find out which organizations are rolling back on diversity, equity and inclusion.

In the not-so-distant past, businesses across the globe were competing to be known for their strong, unwavering stances on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

Bold, supportive statements filled company websites, social media campaigns, and corporate reports, each striving to demonstrate a commitment to fostering fair and inclusive workplaces.

But just as DEI became commonplace – furthered by the murder of George Floyd in 2020 – the backlash began as what some have termed ‘culture wars’ seeped into the workplace. 

President Trump’s initial term saw DEI firmly in the crosshairs, and his second term – bolstered by high-profile support from the likes of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg – catalyzed its demise. 

At the start of 2025, the global conglomerates that once stood for equality are now rolling back their promises – with varying reasons, but still sending the same message.

Some businesses have maintained their stance, such as Costco, Microsoft, Apple, and Delta Airlines – while some have seen different regional arms take opposing stances, such as Deloitte and McDonalds in the US and the UK.

Meanwhile, others have moved to drop DEI from their agenda altogether.

They are afraid of the "Wrath of Trump!"

And now the EEOC discrimination against the "majority" and not discrimination against the minority!