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Milo Yiannopoulos, an alt-right figure who will act as the Straight Pride parade's grand marshal and mascot.
At least 16 companies listed as "prospective corporate sponsors" for a planned Straight Pride Parade in Boston say they have no plans to sponsor or participate in the August event.
Super Happy Fun America, the anti-LGBTQ nonprofit organization behind the parade, recently posted a list of "prospective corporate sponsors" for the parade to its website. The 25 companies in the list include several tech companies, including Netflix, Google, Twitter, Amazon, Facebook, Lyft, and Yelp.
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Business Insider reached out to the remaining 19 companies listed, and many of them told us they have no plans to participate in or sponsor the event. Some of the companies told Business Insider they've sent cease-and-desist letters to the organizers for using their names and logos on the Straight Pride website.
Furthermore, some said they were never contacted by the organizers in the first place about potential sponsorship. However, Super Happy Fun America president John Hugo told Business Insider that claim is "absurd" and "absolutely a lie."
"That's a lie, we sent them all emails," Hugo said. "We are not anti-gay. We are pro-straight, there's a big difference."
Here's what each of the 25 companies listed as "prospective corporate sponsors" have to say about their inclusion on the Straight Pride Parade's website: