No doubt Pete Wentz has been one of Hollywood's most outspoken supporters of gay rights.
However, the Fall Out Boy rocker could find himself getting flak from the gay community for his shopping habits...
Wentz and wife Ashlee Simpson-Wentz were spotted this weekend buying toys for their son, Bronx, at a Los Angeles-area Target store.
No biggie, except the Target corporation has been under fire from gay groups because of its contribution to Minnesota Forward, a right-wing political group supporting antigay gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer. It was revealed earlier this summer that Target donated $150,000 to MN Forward.
Gay rights group Human Rights Campaign had asked Target to make an equivalent donation to groups supporting gay rights, but the company refused. "All fair-minded Americans will now rightly question Target's commitment to equality. If their initial contribution was a slap in the face, their refusal to make it right is a punch in the gut and that's not something that we will soon forget," HRC President Joe Solmonese said in a statement.
A rep for Wentz and Simpson-Wentz did not immediately comment. A rep for HRC referred us to MoveOn.org, the liberal group that's spearheading a boycott of Target.
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Check out Pete and Ashlee's gay wedding portrait.