Why Starbucks' Pride decor ignited chaos and confusion this year
which have received backlash for their products or promotions for Pride month.
"We were instructed not to hang any of our Pride flags by order of our district manager claiming it is a company-wide thing," Damon Schnur, an employee in Ohio, told Insider. A Starbucks store manager in the Midwest said her district manager told her,"We are not allowed to have any decorations that are not Starbucks brand, period. Which included things like Pride flags."
at some of its stores this year after backlash on social media and threats to its stores and employees.
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