11/05/2023
Although homophobia sadly exists in all movements, there is also a strong sense of solidarity between the LGBT+ and vegan animal rights movements, with many crossovers between activism and analysis on how to build a better world. The vegan website Plant Based News reports that a US based vegan food brand is partnering with groups such as the Human Rights Campaign and the American Civil Liberties Union to back protests against Tennessee’s extreme anti-drag shows ban. “We usually stay out of politics, but when you mess with brunch, you mess with us,” Tom Rossmeissl, head of global marketing for JUST Egg, said in a statement. , Eat Just (the maker of Just Egg) has launched its “Brunch Is For Everyone” campaign. It sees the food manufacturer sponsoring drag brunches in Tennessee and supplying them with its vegan egg products. Eat Just maintains that the legislation proposals in Tennessee and elsewhere are attempts to divide communities. This, while trying to smear talented and expressive performers by painting them as predatory and a threat to family values. Responding to this rhetoric, Eat Just reiterated that it wants to help create a “healthier, more sustainable, and more just world.” As such, it has committed to a multi-platform fundraising effort that will donate funds to the Human Rights Campaign. Local LGBTQIA+ charities, including the Tennessee Equality Project, also stand to benefit.
