Pepsi Sponsors Antigay Concert in Uganda?

The Advocate by Julie Blocer | Dec. 7, 2009 (News Report)

Gay activists are questioning Pepsi for what appears to be the corporation’s sponsorship of a concert performance by the antigay dancehall artist Beenie Man in Uganda on Saturday. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Barry Grossheim - Dec 7, 2009 - 11:33 AM PST
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Edited by: Barry Grossheim - Dec 7, 2009 - 11:34 AM PST

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 by Barry Grossheim - Dec. 7, 2009

Corporate sponsorship of events that promote homophobia in a third world country is called into question in this article. Would Pepsi have dared to sponsor this event in the USA?

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