Amid a national trend of major sponsors withdrawing from LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations due to diversity, equity and inclusion rollbacks, Las Vegas Pride is forging new relationships and expanding preexisting ones, organizers said.
The nonprofit, which delivers programming throughout the year, depends on its events to provide a vital revenue stream. This self-funding approach has helped Las Vegas Pride remain relatively sheltered from the financial impact of corporate sponsors withdrawing their support for LGBTQ+ initiatives nationwide, said Brady McGill, the local group’s president.
“We’ve never ever thrived is why we’re less affected by some of these changes,” McGill said…
The LGBTQ+ community has also become an integral part of Las Vegas’ tourism, a fact the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority champions.
