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Advertising comes out of the closet, into mainstream with gay themes
Welcome to the latest in gay imagery in mainstream advertising, where LGBT people have been waiting for a larger helping of fairness, or at least something other than punchlines and cliches.
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Amazon releases new Kindle television ad with a gay twist (Video)
Online retailer Amazon has released a new television ad for its Kindle Paperwhite e-readers, this time with a gay twist.
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Las Vegas markets to trendy gays, square straights in new ad campaign
A new print advertising campaign from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is marketing to gay and lesbian travelers with a new twist, promoting that in Sin City, “everyone’s welcome, even straight people.” The stylish, five-ad series from local ad agency R&R Partners, each feature a “stereotypical” representation of a frumpy straight couple surrounded […]
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‘Us & Always’ – Crate & Barrel catalog features romantic night for male couple
Home furnishings retailer Crate & Barrel is the latest national retailer to prominently feature a same-sex couple in its advertising. Its latest catalog, “January Inspiration 2013″ catalog includes an “Us & Always” page of ideas for spending a romantic night at home, featuring this pasta-loving male couple.
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One Million Moms drops campaign against JC Penney, Ellen DeGeneres after 3 days
The anti-gay group that bills itself as “One Million Moms” — who resurrected their fight against JC Penney earlier this week over a new ad featuring Ellen DeGeneres — has dumped its latest protest after only three days.
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Madison Square Garden thinks ‘Real Men’ don’t dance in homophobic ad
It’s no secret that there’s some homophobia in professional sports, but the tide is turning. With pro athlete heroes like footballers Brendan Ayabendejo and Chris Kluwe, wrestler Hudson Taylor, Hockey player Sean Avery and dozens more speaking out for marriage equality, we can see things are changing. However, for every few steps forward, there has to be a step back…
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To censor or not: ‘Defending the indefensible’
Last week, the publication of which I serve as executive editor (the Florida Agenda) printed a paid political advertisement that had been provided by the Broward County, Florida chapter of the Log Cabin Republicans. The half page black and white ad depicted the late U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens, as his body was carried out of the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, in which he had died moments earlier…
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‘Amplifier’ awards to honor fair, accurate portrayal of LGBT people in advertising
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) on Friday announced the award recipients for the 2011 GLAAD Amplifier Awards, an annual event honoring those that elevate and promote images in advertising that include fair and accurate representations of the LGBT community.
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Safe sex ads to return in Australia after backlash by LGBT community
One of Australia’s biggest outdoor advertising companies reversed its decision to ban billboards promoting safe homosexual sex, just one day after ordering their removal from Brisbane-area bus shelters.
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‘Living Social’ commercial: Were transgenders the butt of the joke?
My Facebook page blew up last night after I posted about a Superbowl commercial by “Living Social” which used Transgender people as a punchline. Watch the video and discuss! Did you find it offensive, why or why not?