Pride

Through the lens of two long-time retail partners who are also part of the LGBTQIA2+ community, we reflect on how Starbucks has learned and grown over the years to become an inclusive safe haven – with our partners consistently driving the company’s efforts.

Across the country, Starbucks partners (employees) gathered locally to celebrate Pride at parades, in their stores and at other community events.

For more than three decades, Starbucks has been committed to building a culture where all are welcome, standing as an ally to the LGBTQ+ community.

A Starbucks store manager reflects on her experience as a Black trans woman and explains how to be an ally to the trans community, why pronouns are important and what it means to be yourself.

A Starbucks partner reflects on the tension he sometimes feels being gay and Asian, and how he’s trying to bring those two identities together

For these two Starbucks partners, marriage represents a milestone in the different paths they took to finally reach a place where they both felt truly seen and understood.

Pride began as a rebellion – an uprising against police harassment and systemic discrimination. Pride began as a rebellion – an uprising against police harassment and systemic discrimination. This Pride month, protestors all over the world take to the streets to protest police brutality and systemic racism.

Starbucks raised its Pride Flag high above its headquarters at the Starbucks Support Center, as it has each June since 2014 as a symbol of the LGBTQ movement and a celebration of Pride.