Transgender woman holding a sign during a demonstration in the street
Avoid rainbow washing, celebrate intersectionality and more.
As Pride month continues to celebrate the lives, bravery and love of LGBTQ+ people across the full spectrums of gender and sexual orientation, PR Daily reached out to a variety of comms pros who are proud members of these communities. We asked them a variety of questions about best practices for reaching queer audiences year-round, how far the industry has come on issues of representation, and which organizations are doing it right.
The overall responses offer deep insights from each participant’s lived experience, but some broad takeaways every comms pro can use include:
- Recognize the diversity of the LGBTQ+ diversity, including their intersectionality with other marginalized groups as well as the differences between each letter in the acronym (and don’t forget that +!).
- Engage with these audiences year-round, not just during Pride.
- Activate employees to ensure you’re hitting an authentic note — and make sure they’re supported within your organization.
- Rainbow washing isn’t going to cut it. Back up your messaging with concrete action.
Responses have been lightly edited for length and style.
This article was written by Allison Carter and published on PRDaily. See the full article here.
