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U.K. Retailer Features Lesbian Moms, Gay Couple in New Ad

U.K. clothing and housewares retailer Matalan has a new ad campaign to highlight their tag line, “Made for Modern Families,” and they’ve included a pair of lesbian moms and a gay male couple among the diverse families they’re profiling.

Similac - The Mother 'Hood

Is Queer-Inclusive Similac Ad Still Exclusive?

On the face of it, Similac’s new ad, “The Mother ‘Hood,” is one of the most queer-inclusive ads I’ve seen recently, with both two-dad and two-mom families, including women who are rocking a clearly queer aesthetic. But does it exclude as well?

Nikon - Kordale and Kaleb

Nikon Campaign Features Gay Dads

Nikon USA has featured gay dads Kordale and Kaleb–whose photo about doing their daughters’ hair went viral last year–as part of a new marketing campaign.

Tylenol - Norman Rockwell

Norman Rockwell Painting Redone with Jewish Two-Mom Family

Norman Rockwell’s “Freedom from Want” is a classic painting of an American family sitting down for Thanksgiving dinner. Tylenol has given the painting a new twist, however, by using its setting to profile several diverse families, including one with two moms.

Gay Dads Featured in Marriott’s #LoveTravels Campaign

Not only has Residence Inn been recently honored for the Twitter party they threw on LGBT travel, but the brand’s parent company, Marriott, last week launched #LoveTravels, “a multicultural campaign that conveys the company’s commitment to make everyone feel comfortable being who they are, everywhere they travel.” The campaign features some well-known LGBT celebrities, as

Edie Windsor Among the “Heroic Women of 2013”

I’m a sometimes-disgruntled Windows user with an iPad and an Android phone . . . but I applaud Microsoft for including DOMA challenger Edie Windsor (as well as out lesbian super-swimmer Diana Nyad) in its video “Celebrating the Heroic Women of 2013.” Watch below.

The New Amtrak Ads Through a Racial Lens

In my post yesterday about the new Amtrak ads, I mentioned that it was good to see same-sex parents of color in the media. In discussing the ads with a friend and educator who is Black and a lesbian, however, I came to realize my White perspective was only giving me part of the story.

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