LGBTQ+ creatives rely on Pride Month income. This year, they're feeling the pinch

Pride month merchandise is displayed at the front of a Target store in Hackensack, N.J., last month. The company pulled certain LGBTQ+ merchandise from its stores nationwide ahead of Pride month after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers. (Seth Wenig/AP)

By May, MI Leggett noticed that their inbox was curiously empty.

Leggett, the nonbinary designer behind the gender-fluid sustainable clothing company Official Rebrand, said companies that usually reached out to them for sponsored partnerships ahead of Pride Month have not approached them this year.