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The line-up for Coachella 17′ has recently been released. The concert sold out in three hours! Thats to be expected when you have artist such as Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, and Gucci Mane on the bill. Besides that, there is now new news out about Coachella owner Phil Anschutz. There has been many reports that he donates to right-wing groups that oppose LGBTQ rights. Anschutz has since called these reports “garbage.”
Anschutz says,
“Recent claims published in the media that I am anti-LGBTQ are nothing more than fake news—it is all garbage. I unequivocally support the rights of all people without regard to sexual orientation. We are fortunate to employ a wealth of diverse individuals throughout our family of companies, all of whom are important to us—the only criteria on which they are judged is the quality of their job performance; we do not tolerate discrimination in any form.”
Back in 2016, the LGBTQ-rights group Freedom for All Americans created a chart that stated Anschutz had given about $190,000 to conservative organizations such as the Alliance Defending Freedom, the Family Research Council, and the National Christian Foundation that have campaigned against gay rights. Anschutz has now said he never intended to support any group that would hinder equality. He says,
“Both the Anschutz Foundation and I contribute to numerous organizations that pursue a wide range of causes. Neither I nor the Foundation fund any organization with the purpose or expectation that it would finance anti-LGBTQ initiatives, and when it has come to my attention or the attention of the Anschutz Foundation that certain organizations either the Foundation or I have funded have been supporting such causes, we have immediately ceased all contributions to such groups.”
Source: Complex
