Coachella and its Anti-LGBTQ+ Founder

Every year, hundred upon thousands of people flock to Coachella.  Some are aware of the political views of its founder, and some are not.  Bottom line, the festival-goers' money goes towards funding descriminatory and degrading organizaitons.   
                                                                   

Billionaire Philip Anschutz, owner and founder of the Anschutz Entertainment Group, has reportedly donated extremley large amounts of money to organizations that support anti-LGBTQ+ campaigns.  For example, the Freedom for All Americans Campaign stated that he gave substantial sums of money to the Alliance Defending Freedom, the National Christian Foundation, and the Family Research Council.  According to the Post, the National Christian Foundation “funds a lot of the groups aggressively working to chip away at the equal rights of LGBT Americans.” The Family Research Council, which states on its website that it “believes that homosexual conduct is harmful to the persons who engage in it and to society at large,” has been labeled an “extremist group” by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

The fact that one of the largest music festivals is founded by an arguably homophobic seventy-nine year-old says a lot about our values and priorities.  We would much rather go fan over Beyonce than boycott one of the most popular festivals in America in order to take a stand against homophobia.  The allure of attending Coachella is more important to us than taking action for what is right.  We are so enticed by the advertisements for Coachella that portray fun and once-in-a-lifetime experiences that we no longer prioritize our moral obligations.  Ultimately, we are so blinded by the superficial depicitons of Coachella that we are blind to the underlying circumstances, leading us to lose sight of our principles.

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