Since I’ve blogged about lesbians in advertising (or the lack thereof) a couple of times in the past few days, I wanted to point out a full-length article that appeared today on AfterEllen.com covering the same topic. Hop on over if you want to read a more detailed review of lesbian-themed ads over the years—good, […]
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) will ring the closing bell on the New York Stock Exchange this Friday, the first time an LGBT family group has done so. The event symbolizes “ring[ing] the closing bell on homophobia.” It also highlights the increasing buying power of LGBT Americans, estimated at $641 billion
Hilton Hotels last week announced a new ad campaign targeting “the GLBT community.” The ads, to be run in major GLBT publications, have the tag line, “Come as you are . . . fabulous.” Hmm. Last I checked, “fabulous” was a word most often used to describe the gay male community. (Not that lesbians, bisexual,
