June is traditionally recognized in the U.S. as “Pride Month” and it’s the time of year when many cities host their annual pride festivals and events. It’s also one of the most popular times of year for marketers to launch new LGBT-focused programs or make gay-themed announcements. For the past two years, we’ve been taking advantage of this “extra” attention on LGBT issues to focus on pride in our blog posts for the month of June. This year is no exception.
Beginning on Monday, June 1, we’ll add several Pride-focused Q&As to our usual mix of opinion, news and commentary. In these conversations, we’ll take a look at what Pride means now, what companies are doing to engage with our community and what the media climate is like and may be in the future. We’ve lined up an all-star cast of Q&A subjects representing corporate America, LGBT advocacy organizations and LGBT print and online media. Be sure to check out the Out Front Blog all month long to read our conversations with:
- Niki Leondakis, chief operating officer, Kimpton Hotels
- Neil Giuliano, president, Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
- Tracy Baim, publisher and managing editor, Windy City Media Group
- Kevin Naff, editor, The Washington Blade
- Michael Jensen, editor, afterelton.com
We hope these conversations will give you a perspective on what pride means now and what that means for the state of gay and lesbian communications. And we hope you’ll chime in with your thoughts and comments, too.
The Out Front Blog Team (Ben, Peter, Ivette, Laura, Bryan and Michael)
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