Instead, friends are hiring one another “often without a corporation, to work together on their own dime.” Many people she knows, from drag artists to illustrators, received little outreach for Pride initiatives, which she says often makes up for the rest of the year’s low pay for queer creatives. She adds that two employees who help plan and budget such campaigns at Big Tech companies said they had no plans for them this year. We just aren’t getting booked this year,” Fran Tirado, a podcaster, filmmaker, and writer who’s previously collaborated with companies including Netflix, HBO, Google, Instagram, Nike, and Microsoft for Pride campaigns, tells Fortune. But I talked to more and more of my friends in queer-trans creative circles who shared the same sentiment. LGBTQ+ people in the creative fields also say that the lack of Pride campaigns means many companies aren’t offering them the work that they used to-something that queer creators are feeling in their wallets. But campaigns like these don’t always reach the pockets of the LGBTQ+ creators who need support rather, it reaches just the employees or the brand itself. Six out of 10 top Fortune 500 companies told Fortune that they are celebrating Pride, mostly with internal events (the other four didn’t respond to requests for comment). A Starbucks spokesperson denied the allegations to Fortune and said the company continues to “unwaveringly support the LGBTQIA2+ community” Bud Light and Target did not respond to request for comment. And, in mid-June, Starbucks managers in 21 states reportedly asked their workers to remove Pride decorations from the stores or to not put them up at all. Target removed its LGBTQ merch right before Pride month after customers threatened workers. Bud Light reneged on its support of its campaign with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney in response to a group of anti-trans individuals boycotting the beer. While my grandmother is no longer strong enough to cook, I see her culinary spirit through these doors, welcoming me in, tossing the woks, placing the dishes-asking me what I'd like to eat.Three major retail companies have dominated headlines over the past several weeks for falling short on Pride initiatives, signifying that rainbow capitalism dimmed in 2023. I've always entered here with a warm welcome and left with a full heart and stomach. Selfishly, I want this to remain my best-kept secret in Chicago but the folks that work here deserve so much more. This location opened up last summer, unfortunately during both COVID and a labor shortage and has not received the publicity it deserves. The hospitality they provide with each meal, the efforts they put in wiping and sanitizing each table, the kindness they offer each patron is inspiring. Mary, Edison, and Meagan make us feel like family every time we dine here. Our other favorites are the Garlic Fried Prawns and the famous Boiled Fish Fillet in Spicy Szechuan Sauce (Shui Zhu Yu). His Mapo Tofu is genuinely "ma" spicy (ask your Chinese friends what it means if you need) and I haven't had Yu Xiang Rou Si (Pork in Garlic Sauce) this authentic since I was in Cheng Du that I can't even bring myself to call it by its English name. The jab-jab-punch of garlic, ma la, and chili in his Dry Chili Chicken still knocks me out my seat each time even though I know to brace for flavor impact. I have yet to find another restaurant in the city that reminds me more of her and delivers such powerful childhood nostalgia with each bite.Ĭhef Zhou is a true master of his craft. My grandmother is from south China near Sichuan and I'd frequently visit growing up.
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