LGBTQ+ in Advertising

Just wanted to say, as a guy in my mid-20’s, cheers to all the 30-40+ y/o LGBTQIA+ folks here—I know we roll our eyes at the performative rainbows on everything now, but you folks made this possible for the… more

God, this season of Pose is awful. They took all the joy out of the show now everything is over dramatic with depressing musical score. 🤦‍♂️

For those of you that have a LGBTQ+ employee resource group at your company how are you all handling pride month? We’re fully remote right now and I’m a co-chair for mine and struggling to think of th… more

Were you out at work or with your family first? Would also love to hear if it was your gender or your sexuality (or both) too.

Non-binary ad people, did you come out to your work? If so, how did you go about doing it? I don’t think I can survive another day of being called a lady at work.

Hi LGBTQ+ Fishes!!! NYC-based ACD/Art here wanting to expand my network. Also looking for new opportunities in the industry. Please reach out directly if you’d like to learn more about me and the work… more

Discussion time! We’re a month away from June, what do you think pride month is going to look like this year? Could be advertising-related or any other observation.

I could use an outside POV. The head of my agency places a great deal of importance on diversity. As I understand it, diversity ensures that a broader variety of perspectives and experiences are repre… more

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I’m struggling to be a good ally for people who are transgender & could use some advice. I recognize my privilege as a gay man and have been championing ways to bring visibility to transgender peo… more

Y’all have any good games to play with a group of friends?

Hmm... our clients just paused ads on Teen Vogue due to homophobic tweets by the outlet's new editor-in-chief, Alexi McCammond.

What do you fishies think about collectively creating a brief guide to brands doing pride? What to do/not do; i.e. enlist advocates, contribute in a meaningful way, continue your efforts beyond one month, a mere … more

Are you in brand planning mode for Pride 2021?

What brands do Pride right? Any favorite campaigns come to mind? Or on the flip side, any campaigns you dislike for being tone-deaf or performative?

My agency no longer covers Descovy or Truvada, just the generic version. Went from paying nothing to $134 dollars a month...happen to anyone else?

I cried about Sophie today

Any fishies have advice for people who are extremely self-conscious? I just moved to a new city and everyone here is like beautiful and super fit, and I’m not too confident about myself or my appearan… more

I'm already planning my pride outfit to get me through the rest of this winter (and I do not know how I would handle knowing it was cancelled again!! 😭)

Is anyone doing virtual volunteer work? If so, where? I don’t have much time but the time I do have I want to spend meaningfully!

I just picked up a new freelance gig after coming out (again 😮‍💨) but professionally and they're really respecting my pronouns! They did a whole thing where they're having people add their pronouns to their email s… more

Any agencies have a good LGBT employee group, outreach program for college interns, or specific resources to attract new hires?

I know things are crazy and locations don’t matter right now, but... throwing my hat in the ring to say anyone need a mid-(maybe senior?) level copywriter in the NYC area? Or, honestly, if you know of any non-ad-… more

What brand are you dying to see do better work with the LGBTQIA+ community?

So which one of y’all went to Puerto Vallarta 👀