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Nov 2022
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On this episode of It’s Okay To Say Gay, the CEO and president of GLAAD, Sarah-Kate Ellis, explains to us why it’s important to hold brands accountable and how GLAAD evaluates companies. Dr. Gillian Oakenfull, a marketing professor and faculty director of diversity and inclusion at Miami University, leads us through the history of LGBT+ advertising and today’s current challenges. We also hear from Fran Dunaway, co-founder of Tomboyx, about why it’s important to have queer people in leadership roles when making products for the LGBTQ+ community.

 

 

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