OWNER OF COACHELLA REVEALED TO BE ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVIST AND CLIMATE CHANGE DENIER

[Cattledog]

It turns out that all those white people in headdresses aren't the only reason the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is incredibly problematic. In an excellent op-ed, The Washington Post unmasked the ghouls and goblins behind the Alliance Defending Freedom campaign, which is sponsoring over 200 anti-LGBT bills in 34 states, including 17 bills that specifically target transgender Americans. In addition to the usual suspects – the pipe cleaner demons behind Hobby Lobby, James Dobson, haunted scarecrow Richard DeVos, Josh Duggar, and Kim Davis' raggedy ass – the post revealed that one of the Alliance Defending Freedom's biggest cash cows is Phil Anschutz, the owner of Coachella.

In addition to the ADF, the Post reveals that through parent company AEG, Anschutz is also funding extremist anti-gay, anti-transgender, anti-abortion groups such as the Family Research Council and the National Christian Foundation. Not heinous enough for you? Greenpeace has also singled out Anschutz, who made his fortunes in the fossil fuel industry, as a major financier of climate change denial groups.

http://www.papermag.com/the-owner-of-coachella-revealed-to-be-anti-lgbtq-activist-and-climate--2180313484.html

[shenmue]

1. Yipes

[TheBlackAdder]

2. Coachella

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[progressoid]

3. Coachella, Oasis For Douchebags and Trust Fund Babies

People are posting about this on their facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/coachella/

[dembotoz]

4. it appears to be a good business and he will milk it like a cow

folks do stuff that makes money. if satan himself could make a killing selling communion wine he would....

don't know why folks are shocked at this

[Fast Walker 52]

5. the name "caochella" always gave me the heebie jeebies anyway

[Sparky 1]

9. It reminds me of "cockroach motel"

[Fast Walker 52]

10. Yeah. Something like that. Cockroachella.

[Hamlette]

6. Did they do Desert Trip? Anyone know?

We went (had a blast) hate to think we supported this shit.

Need a boycott. Last I heard they made enough money of Desert Trip to buy the property from the Polo Club where they are held.

[Hamlette]

7. shit, it was the same guy. Damn it. n/t

[rockfordfile]

8. A un-American bigot

[Cha]

11. KICK!