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However, each of these ventures has been accompanied by criticism from some corners of the LGBT community, who believe corporate support of LGBT pride events is tokenistic and largely a profit-making venture.
Supporting companies are increasingly going beyond just having a stall at Fair Day and a float in the Mardi Gras parade, with LGBT-themed installations popping up around the city and providing free advertising for their makers via social media. But how do the 2015 supporters stack up in terms of supporting the LGBT community the rest of the year? BuzzFeed News spoke to some of the most visible.
