Bud Light Controversy Continues to Haunt Chicago Gay Bars and Anheuser-Busch

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Bud Light Controversy Continues to Haunt Chicago Gay Bars and Anheuser-Busch
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Several LGBTQ bars in Chicago have faced online harassment after discontinuing Anheuser-Busch InBev products when the beer giant distanced itself from a transgender influencer amid backlash. The bars received hundreds of Instagram comments since they announced they would no longer sell Anheuser-Busch products, including Bud Light, Busch Light and Goose Island 312. While many expressed appreciation that the bars were standing up for transgender people, others left transphobic and homophobic messages on their pages.

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