I keep hearing "if you can see it, you can be it" in reference to female empowerment in the industry, so I want to apply it to this community too. Who's your LGBTQ+ advertising hero?

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Chris Staples at Rethink. I didn’t know of any successful gay creative directors as I was coming up in the industry. But when I learned he was gay, it made me think, well if he can do it, maybe I can do it. And their work is so great right now.

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Chris Edwards - he’s a strategist/consultant that helps brands tell more authentic trans stories. Also his book, Balls: It Takes Some to Get Some, is a riot.

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We have the CEO at Omnicom's sparks & honey, Terry Young, who is an awesome LGBTQ+ leader. He co-founded the agency. Check out some of his content on LinkedIn, he's shared some helpful personal stuff.

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