There are close to 500 anti-LGBTQ+ bills that have gone before state legislatures since the start of this year, an unprecedented number, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. Today's confrontations in Target stores arrive amid a surge of legislation targeting LGBTQ+ people across the nation. Target and other retailers have been expanding their LGBTQ+ displays to celebrate Pride month in June for roughly a decade. The backlash also spilled over into physical stores. The controversy gained traction online last week as conservative media attacked Target’s Pride month collection - which has also been the subject of several misleading videos in recent weeks that falsely claimed the retailer is selling “tuck-friendly” bathing suits designed for kids. WHAT STARTED THE CONTROVERSY AROUND TARGET'S PRIDE COLLECTION? Designs by Abprallen, a London-based company that designs and sells occult- and satanic-themed LGBTQ+ clothing and accessories, have also created backlash. There are bogus claims on social media platforms that the swimsuits were being sold in the children's department. “Tuck friendly” women’s swimsuits, which allow trans women who have not had gender-affirming operations to conceal their private parts, were among Target's Pride items that garnered the most attention. The retailer added that it would be "removing items that have been at the center of the most significant confrontational behavior.” Target declined to further specify which products would be impacted. Target said that customers knocked down Pride displays at some stores, angrily approached workers and posted threatening videos on social media from inside the stores. Target said it's pulling certain items from the Pride collection due to intense and threatening backlash from some customers - which has impacted employees' sense of safety, the company said. WHY IS TARGET PULLING PRIDE PRODUCTS? AND WHICH ONES? The chain also made other changes to the selling of its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide, with Target confirming that it moved its Pride merchandise from the front of the stores to the back in some Southern locations after confrontations from shoppers in the region. Target did not pull its entire Pride collection, but it has removed certain items ahead of Pride month. Here are some things to know about the controversy surrounding the Target Pride collection and the company's response.
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