Multinational corporations worth billions of pounds attended a large Pride procession in London, and Coca-Cola sent drag queens and other representatives dressed in work attire to rally support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Coca-Cola sent drag queens, among other people, to the streets of London in what some may view as a cynical attempt by a company with a dubious reputation to align itself with a supposedly anti-establishment, socially fashionable minority. This was done in an effort to win over the LGBTQIA2S+ community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll together now with Coca-Cola!\u201d said one of the drag queens, leading the audience in applause for the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Awww you guys are incredible London,” they continued, unsubtly thanking the crowds for “coming out with Coca-Cola.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The soft drinks corporation was not the only multinational to participate in the parade, with Microsoft, Comcast, and BlackRock, the massive global investment corporation, all represented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BlackRock is a significant investor in Communist China, where homosexuality was still classified as a mental disorder in 2001 and where the lives of LGBTQIA2S+ people are reportedly deteriorating under incumbent dictator Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BlackRock also has a presence in Saudi Arabia, where homosexuality is punishable by death or, in less “serious” cases, prison time and hundreds, if not thousands, of lashes.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Multinational corporations worth billions of pounds attended a large Pride procession in London, and Coca-Cola sent drag queens and other representatives dressed in work attire to rally support. Coca-Cola sent … <\/p>\n