The letter is the latest attack in a concerted right wing effort to target companies that support LGBTQ pride.
Jennifer Vazquez and Melissa Caicedo protest outside of a Target store on June 1, 2023 in Miami, Florida.to Target, insinuating that the retailer’s LGBTQ+ youth content and merchandise may be considered obscene and in violation of law. The letter criticizes Target for offering youth-sized clothing featuring Pride themes and asserts that the states are obliged to “enforce state laws protecting children” from “content that sexualizes them,” including obscenity laws.
Notably, this follows a wave of bills introduced in various states that aim to ban LGBTQ+ content under obscenity laws, including measures to ban drag, ban books with LGBTQ+ characters, and restrict LGBTQ+ content in schools and libraries.Earlier this year, Target was the focus of a vehement campaign led by far-right groups for offering LGBTQ+ merchandise.
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