{"id":141018,"date":"2023-05-07T15:18:53","date_gmt":"2023-05-07T19:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=141018"},"modified":"2023-05-07T15:18:53","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T19:18:53","slug":"anheuser-busch-cant-buy-a-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=141018","title":{"rendered":"Anheuser-Busch Can&#8217;t Buy a Break"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-141019 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bud.jpg?resize=300%2C199&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bud.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bud.jpg?w=474&amp;ssl=1 474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Gay Bars Ban Bud<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Several Chicago gay bars announced they will no longer serve Anheuser Busch products after the brand \u201cabandoned\u201d support for trans personality Dylan Mulvaney. As reported by Block Club Chicago:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A slew of Chicago gay bars have stopped selling Anheuser Busch InBev products after the beer giant distanced itself from transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney\u2019s Bud Light marketing campaign amid anti-trans backlash.<\/p>\n<p>2Bears Tavern Group, which owns four gay bars from Uptown to Rogers Park, was the first to drop Anheuser-Busch InBev, posting on Instagram Thursday that its abandonment of Mulvaney amid controversy \u201cshows how little Anheuser-Busch cares about the LGBTQIA+ community, and in particular transgender people, who have been under unrelenting attack in this country.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2023\/05\/05\/chicago-gay-bars-stop-selling-bud-light-other-anheuser-busch-beers-after-brand-backs-down-to-anti-trans-critics\/\">BCC<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Bud Light&#8217;s Dylan Mulvaney controversy deepens: Chicago gay bars roar at beer maker&#8217;s &#8216;abandonment&#8217; of cause<\/h3>\n<p><strong><em>Chicago organization 2Bears Tavern Group is no longer selling Anheuser-Busch products, including Bud Light and Busch Light<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By Andrea Vacchiano FOXBusiness<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Anheuser-Busch products will no longer be served at some gay bars in Chicago in light of the beer giant&#8217;s distancing from transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.<\/p>\n<p>2Bears Tavern Group, which owns four gay bars in the Windy City, called out Anheuser-Busch InBev&#8217;s &#8220;abandonment of its support&#8221; of Dylan Mulvaney on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The organization will no longer serve Anheuser-Busch beverages at their bars, which includes Bud Light, Goose Island 312 and Busch Light.<\/p>\n<p>Anheuser-Busch had partnered with Mulvaney in March, sending her a personalized pack of beer as part of an ad for March Madness and Mulvaney&#8217;s first-year anniversary of her gender transition.<\/p>\n<p>The marketing move led to Anheuser-Busch losing roughly $5 billion in market value and significant boycotts from conservative drinkers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/lifestyle\/bud-lights-dylan-mulvaney-controversy-deepens-chicago-gay-bars-roar-beer-makers-abandonment-cause\">Fox Business<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The slow-motion train wreck continues unabated. Believe there&#8217;s a lesson in here, somewhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gay Bars Ban Bud Several Chicago gay bars announced they will no longer serve Anheuser Busch products after the brand \u201cabandoned\u201d support for trans personality Dylan Mulvaney. 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