Sat Jul 8, 2023 – 7:05 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – Seven state attorneys general issued a letter to Target warning that its June “Pride” campaign may have violated several laws pertaining to the protection of children from sexual obscenity as well as parental rights and the economic interests of stakeholders.
“As Attorneys General committed to enforcing our states’ child-protection and parental-rights laws and our States’ economic interests as Target shareholders, we are concerned by recent events involving the company’s ‘Pride’ campaign,” the attorneys general wrote July 5 to Target CEO Brian Cornell.
“Our concerns entail the company’s promotion and sale of potentially harmful products to minors, related potential interference with parental authority in matters of sex and gender identity, and possible violation of fiduciary duties by the company’s directors and officers.”
“As the chief legal officers of our states, we are charged with enforcing state laws protecting children and safeguarding parental rights. State child-protection laws penalize the ‘sale or distribution … of obscene matter.’ A matter is considered ‘obscene’ if ‘the dominant theme of the matter … appeals to the prurient interest in sex,’ including ‘material harmful to minors.’
“Indiana, as well as other states, have
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