In my very first blog post here, I made the point that this blog would be about the intersection of LGBT issues with the business world because that’s what would influence political and other change. I called it the politics of commerce.
In this, my very last blog post here, I want to amend that thought slightly. For me, the personal is political. As you’ve likely determined if you've read any of my more than 200 posts, I’m a political person with a very focused idea about the role of business in influencing politics and social change.
Nearly three years ago, I set out with a group of Fleishman-Hillard colleagues to build a gay and lesbian communications blog that would provide an opportunity to make that case every day, using examples from current events to prove the point. I think we’ve succeeded. The Out Front Blog is growing in recognition, our readers are interested and engaged in what we have to say, and our reputation as thoughtful, intelligent and even funny commenters is solid. I’m very proud of this creation and impressed with the intelligence, insight and intuition of the 12 other people who have made this blog what it is today.
I will miss the regular opportunity to share my thoughts on this forum. The Out Front Blog is one of the only places of its type on the Web: a forum for out LGBT public relations professionals to examine issues of the day through the lens of gay and lesbian communications. In more than 660 posts (to date), we’ve examined the full spectrum of gay and lesbian communications and I’m confident that the team will continue to do that every business day for at least another 660 posts.
But I won’t be here with them. I’m moving on to the next chapter in my life in a new firm and leaving the Out Front Blog and FH Out Front behind. I know that the team will be more than fine without me, but that doesn’t make leaving any less sad. I’ve had so much fun in this space and so enjoyed the community we have built.
You’ll still be able to reach me via my blogging on Bilerico DC or on Twitter and I hope that those of you who want to keep in touch will do so. For now, I want to leave the way I started: by encouraging you to visit this blog often and to share your thoughts with its authors. It’s still the best place to do that and it’s still the best way you can have an impact on this conversation.
After nearly three years of this great experiment, I believe that for all of us the personal is political. By the very nature of our existence, we make the case for the power of LGBT communications every day. And I hope that will never change.
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