New York City’s largest presenter of LGBTQ+ film and media lost a corporate sponsor at the start of this year’s 3 Annual NewFest Pride on June 1. David Hatkoff, Executive Director of NewFest, told the crowd at the New York premiere of the indie drama Fairyland about the abrupt shift, he feels corporate sponsors suddenly backed out due to fear of recoil from anti-LGBTQ+ extremists. A press release for the event from May lists Chevrolet, SVA Theatre, Gilead, Ketel One, and Mubi as sponsors. However, All companies except Chevrolet have been recognized during the festival thus far. Chevrolet, who began its ongoing pride initiative in 2021, was set to present LGBT Nation’s docuseries Authentic Voices of Pride in-person and virtually on June 3, followed by a discussion, but the NewFest website has removed the webpage for the screening and no longer lists the event on the festival’s full line-up. However, Chevrolet remains on the overall NewFest website listed as a sponsor. #Queer Up Entertainment