Seattle queers, not a corporation, present Seattle Pride. Timothy Kenney

The problem wasn’t just that Amazon wanted Seattle Pride to rename their march to “Seattle Pride Parade Presented by Amazon.” And it wasn’t just that Amazon wanted to be mentioned in all promotional material, with their logo larger than any other sponsor’s. It also wasn’t just that they wanted all Pride volunteers to wear shirts bearing an Amazon logo, that they wanted the Amazon logo displayed along the route, or that they wanted a company representative to be guaranteed time to deliver a speech at the march.

The problem is that the company was offering to pay Seattle Pride