Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Transgender Controversy Explained
& Juliet parade performance. On stage in the musical, Sullivan plays the role of "May," a non-binary friend of Juliet," One Million Moms said in a statement. "Alex Newell, a biological male who also identifies as non-binary, won a Tony Award this year for his starring performance in Shucked, playing the female role of Lulu.""Shame on Macy's for promoting and sponsoring this type of entertainment."The petition, which has received over 39,000 signatures as of Tuesday, comes as many conservatives have continued to criticize members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Several have disagreed with the inclusion of transgender women participating in female sports, while some Republican-led states have sought to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors.Bud Light and its parent company Anheuser-Busch faced a widespread boycott earlier this year after they decided to partner with Dylan Mulvaney, a transgender influencer and activist.This is also not the first time the parade has been targeted.
In 2018, Linda Harvey, creator of the Mission America conservative organization, called for a boycott after two females kissed on TV during the parade.Scott Galloway, marketing professor at New York University Stern School of Business, told Newsweek on Tuesday: "This is an opportunity for Macy's to say to the world, 'Please, judge us by our enemies.
We will not be bullied into in any form or employee discrimination. See you at the parade.'"A spokesperson for the Macy's parade told The New York Times that the company plans to hold the event and declined comment on the One Million Moms petition.
