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![[Long ass read. Grab a drink.] So I read an article a few days ago by Adam and it listed brands who are doing "Gay for Pay" vs being "Gay for Real”. But I was little disappointed in some of the information present. For ex., @JustSalad is listed as doing #Pride poorly. Let's be transparent, I did a campaign w/ them this month to promote #Pride as well as what they're doing for the community and there's some info missing. I like to research brands before collaborating them in any capacity. The deciding factor for working with @JustSalad is the fact that they are giving back in multiple ways. For ex. They provide NYC Pride with funds + catering throughout the year, not just during June. They also launched the Big Gay Salad this month and $1 from every Big Gay Garden Salad sold is donated to @NYCPride and NYC Pride has been known giving back to the community. My question would be for @JustSalad & other companies moving forward: What else can you do? There's always more to be done. I applaud you and other companies who are donating to @NYCPride but I also understand Adam’s perspective of wanting to see more deliberate support to specific organizations who are DIRECTLY engaging with the community and doing the labor we all can see. For ex. There are multiple QPOC-owned companies out there who are either self-funded and struggling to meet the needs of their communities or receive small stipends that doesn't even scratch the service of being able to meet those needs so they end up shutting down. Doing community work is difficult. I'm surrounded my talented & hardworking QWOC who are constantly looking for ways to expand their brand while empowering and helping the marginalized folks we are so quick to forget. I say all of this to say that I applaud companies like @JustSalad for being an annual (all-year) supporter of @NYCPride , bc the annual parade means a lot to folks who may be just coming out or finally accepting themselves. However, I'd love to see more done w/in the near future for organizations who are on the ground, doing the work, losing sleep, making sure our community stands. I have a list if you'd like to take a gander.](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5668ee939cadb6552c1fc675/5a051db701002714db1d27de/5b2d62b9fb280505a3695eed/1529701075344/)
