LGBT Online Media, Marketing and Advertising

New .gay domains now available will proudly signify more inclusive and safer online spaces - Domain registry Top Level Design today announced the public launch of top-level domain (TLD) “.gay”, enabling consumers, businesses and registrars to join together online in a new way – taking up the banner in honor of every LGBTQ pioneer who helped pave the way, from the first Pride march 50 years ago, to today. 

Facebook is here to drive business equality for LGBTQI women, providing an insight into what we want from brands... Cast your mind all the way back to April earlier this year and you might remember a little event that happened by the name of Lesbian Visibility Week. It was a week of…

HRC and Showtime aim to help support and preserve businesses that serve the LGBTQ+ community with a focus on LGBTQ+ people of color, women and the transgender community.

The Black Lives Matter movement and the Pride movement share the same foundations: they're both movements against the systematic oppression of marginalized groups. Here's how brands can appeal to the LGBTQ community through an intersectional lens.

The NASDAQ employees take pride in making NASDAQ the leading company that it is, with respect for their diverse backgrounds and colleagues included. In the #NasdaqFam Pride series, they will be featuring members from the OPEN (Out Proud Employees of Nasdaq) and learn about how they are pushing for positive change for LGBTQ+ people in the workplace.

Pride Month has become an economic engine, with brands pouring money into sponsorships for the many celebrations that normally take place nationwide. But with lockdown orders still in effect in many states, Pride Month in 2020 will be far different.

For companies wanting to support the LGBTQ+ community, you are most welcomed. We need your partnership—truly! But, please consider some advice before jumping into the mix.

Influencer Ashlee Marie Preston says brands often spend millions in June—funds that are needed now more than eve.

Tuvia Borok was at the top of his game when he fractured his C1 spine. The following year, he ran an Ironman.

When Gay Times chief executive Tag Warner made a promise never to go behind a paywall, he could not have predicted that a global pandemic and subsequent ad spend drought would put his lofty commitment at odds with the very practical reality that Gay Times would need more revenue from readers in order to see the other side. His compromise is the launch of a new membership scheme called Gay Times+.

On March 25, Prizm posted an online release stating that due to the shelter-at-home order, delivery to more than 1,000 Ohio locations was impossible.

The Chinese owner of gay dating app Grindr has reached a deal to offload one of the world’s largest LGBT social platforms, a year after U.S. regulators pressed for disposal over national security concerns.

Wynne Nowland’s life-changing transition stirred surprise, support and new challenges at the company she runs.

In the 90s Subaru ran one of the most progressive ad campaigns. Daring to be different, it laid the blueprint for future all future LGBTQI+ marketing.

The goal of the SPEII is to quantify the unrealized potential of “out” high-growth LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs, for the benefit of the US economy at large.

Apple, Disney, Nike, some of the brands doing the best with LGBTQs; Ability to respond to Covid-19, a top concern; Majority will vote in November elections and are stressed out

With many Pride events moving to virtual platforms, many are wondering how the community will find the support it needs.

A new survey from GLAAD and Procter & Gamble underscores the importance of visibility.

Pride is now an established marketing opportunity for consumer brands across sectors, and Pride-themed promotions have begun to trickle in from beauty brands even without physical parades this year. 

The LGBTQ+ campaigner, 40, talks about growing up gay, becoming a baroness and still longing for a cigarette

Schuurman is an advocate for affecting social change through the economic empowerment of LGBT+ entrepreneurs.

Any companies wishing to take part in Belgian Pride must now undergo a "diversity scan" to be carried out by two non-profit organisations.

Research shows that 70% of Millennials are more likely to choose one brand over another if that brand demonstrates inclusion and diversity in terms of its advertising.