Overview

• Starbucks' workers' union alleged that the coffee chain banned in-store Pride decorations halfway through Pride Month.
• Starbucks denies the existence of such a policy and claims to support the LGBTQIA2+ community.
• Workers in Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts were reportedly ordered to remove rainbow paraphernalia from multiple stores.
• Starbucks workers in Massachusetts claim they were told they didn't have any labor hours to decorate for Pride.
• Starbucks has historically been very public with its pro-LGBTQ+ beliefs and has marketed a pro-LGBTQ+ agenda.