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Through the lens of two long-time retail partners who are also part of the LGBTQIA2+ community, we reflect on how Starbucks has learned and grown over the years to become an inclusive safe haven – with our partners consistently driving the company’s efforts. For years, big chains decorating their stores for Pride month felt like a given. But this year, Pride decorations became a flashpoint for Starbucks employees, who allege the company broke from prior practices and banned Pride decorations from its stores. 
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The author, Victor Medina, opens with this: "At the Starbucks annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday, CEO Howard Schultz sent a clear message to anyone who supports traditional marriage over gay marriage: we don't want your business." Look familiar? This article points to yet another article, this one from Forbes. A Feb. The post garnered more than shares in two days.
A Message from Starbucks
Our rating: False This is a misrepresentation of a statement Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz made in a shareholders meeting. Schultz said the company's decision to support same-sex marriage was. In response to a question at the recent Starbucks corporation shareholders meeting, CEO Howard Schultz reiterated his and the company's support for workplace diversity. This includes support for same-sex marriage. 
Starbucks Pride
Social media users have been sharing posts, which claim that the CEO of Starbucks said that if you believe in “traditional marriage” between a man and a woman you should not drink Starbucks. .
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Starbucks has nominally stood with the LGBTQ community in a number of ways in the past—such as by covering gender affirming care or decorating stores for Pride in previous years—so banning. .
Starbucks Workers Strike Over Pride Decorations
Quick Take Starbucks has a long history of supporting LGBTQ rights and same-sex marriage. But a post on social media twists a statement from its CEO at the time to falsely claim he said don. . Starbucks support for LGBTQIA2+ partners and communities
Starbucks Workers United rejected the company’s claim that decorations have not been banned, citing a company directive to local retail leaders to “find ways to celebrate” Pride, which it. . The Starbucks Anti
The partner group, which officially became Starbucks Pride Alliance Network in , has grown to include thousands of partners in chapters around the world. They have also become powerful advocates for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community, and hope to do more in the years ahead both inside and outside the company. .