The World Cup 2022 tournament organised by FIFA in Qatar is proving to be highly controversial. Due to Qatari policies that contravene LGBTQI+ human rights causing global controversy during the World Cup numerous brands and activists have joined forces to make this problem visible through social actions. Faced with this situation, the advertising agency Serviceplan […]
Outdoor media features Pride icons made from the colourful range of stamps in Brighton, Cardiff, and Birmingham during this month
To celebrate LGBTQ+ Royal Mail employees and everyone else taking part at Pride events happening across the country in August, AMV BBDO has created an outdoor campaign that will be seen at the different pride parades this summer. The work is part of the brand’s ongoing relationship with the agency since last summer. The strategic […]
Media agency furthers its commitment to make a meaningful difference to brands, businesses and people through their new meaningful media offering
Havas Media Group has announced the launch of a social equity private marketplace, made up of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) and LGTBQ+-owned media businesses so clients can positively invest funds in underrepresented businesses. This first-of-its-kind platform is the agency’s latest commitment to exploring Meaningful Media and recognizing the need for equitable treatment of […]
SKYY Vodka Is Official Launch Brand for Mindshare’s LGBTQ Private Marketplace
Welcome to a new age of digital censorship—one that’s being unintentionally supported by the way advertisers buy media. As marketers seek to protect their brands from appearing in the wrong environments, today’s brand safety technology has inadvertently diverted media dollars from LGBTQ publishers and journalists through keyword exclusion lists. The context: Advertisers have hundreds to […]
A team of global creatives have teamed up to launch a series of inclusive Valentine’s Day cards to challenge the lack of LGBTQ+ representation in greeting cards. Working in collaboration with US-based LGBTQ+ charity GLAAD, the project is the mastermind of The Gate London creatives Beth Grace and Hannah Cunningham, and features 16 unique designs […]
On National Coming Out Day (October 11) in the Philippines, The Cakeshop by Sonja and its beneficiary LoveYourself Foundation, celebrated with the LGBTQ+ community through the launch of its “My 2nd First Birthday” campaign. The advocacy aims to celebrate the second time a person recognises his/her/their new gender identity in a bid to renew lives, […]
British football has long ago shed relics of its past like chain smoking coaches, UFC-style tackles and way too short shorts. But there’s still one thing holding the game back from truly entering the modern age: homophobia. Across the UK and Europe, its still common to hear homophobic chants and abuse being shouted during matches. […]
In the summer on 2019, the theme for Pride Amsterdam “remember the past, create the future” looks back on the Stonewall riots of New York fifty years ago. For this fantastic event, the Pure Goat Company wanted to create awareness for families with same-sex parents. In the Netherlands, no fewer than 25,000 children grow up with same-sex parents. […]
Amazon has launched a campaign in partnership with global publisher PinkNews to boost inclusion in schools by celebrating the importance of teaching LGBT+ diversity through literacy. The campaign launches on Thursday, July 4 with the roll out of Amazon’s LGBT+ Reading Roadshow, the UK’s first ever UK-wide LGBT+ reading programme. Designed for secondary schools, the […]
On Saturday June 29th, public service provider, Dublin Bus, celebrates the people who made Pride in Dublin possible, the older LGBTQ+ generations, with a new activation, ‘The Long Road to Pride’. Working with creative agency ROTHCO, part of Accenture Interactive, Dublin Bus decided to bring together people, young and old, from the LGBTQ+ community to […]