Chicago Blackhawks sued by former employee who claims he was fired for being gay
The Blackhawks' former PR manager accused his supervisor of "discriminating against him because he was a homosexual male."
August 18, 2025
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brand and marketing
Facebook Took Money From Brands to Market to 'Jew-Haters'
Mark Zuckerberg's company allowed ads to be targeted toward people interested in "how to burn jews."
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September 15, 2017
Aaron Walton
As a marketing executive at the Pepsi-Cola Company in the 1980s, Aaron Walton spearheaded the corporation's sponsorships of major tours by Tina Turner, David Bowie, Gloria Estefan, and Michael Jackson. Since then the 46-year-old has harnessed the power of pop culture for a host of other brands--including GM, Levi Strauss, and Taco Bell--first as head of Aaron Walton Entertainment, which he sold to marketing and advertising behemoth Omnicom Group in 2001, and now as a partner in Walton/ Isaacson, with offices in Beverly Hills and Chicago.
March 26, 2007
Anheuser-Busch Execs on Leave After Right-Wing Fuss Over Dylan Mulvaney Collaboration
So much uproar from the “hold my beer” crowd.
April 24, 2023
How to End the Digital Censorship Silencing LGBTQ Voices
Mindshare teamed up with SKYY Vodka in an effort to combat digital censorship, which has deflated much of the LGBTQ market.
February 26, 2020
Dear Brands: Support for LGBT People Should Last All Year
Corporate sponsorship of Pride festivals is fine, as long as the relationship is thoughtful and respectful.
May 29, 2018
Urban Cowboy
How does a brand that is over a century old make itself cool again? With a little help from the gays. Levi Strauss & Co. sponsored the world premiere of Milk at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco in October, and The Advocate sat down with the out president of the denim company, Robert Hanson, that afternoon to find out what Levi's and Harvey Milk have in common.
November 27, 2008
WATCH: Honey Maid's Newest Commercial Features Gay Families
Honey Maid's new "This Is Wholesome" ad campaign features a diverse collection of families, including gay dads.
March 11, 2014
STUDY: What's the Most Gay-Friendly Brand?
LGBT consumers voted, and the results are in for BrandIndex's annual list of companies most revered by our community.
June 23, 2014
Easterseals: Advocating for 61 Million People, Including the Queer Disabled
The country's largest minority is often the most misunderstood.
July 19, 2023
On Bloody Monday, Tucker Carlson's Exit Is Goriest
When a company's bottom line shrinks, someone always pays the price, with Anheuser-Busch, CNN, and Fox all axing, and no one deserves the cut more than Fox's biggest liar.
April 24, 2023
Mad Gay Men: Ad Agency is LGBT-Dedicated
Ogilvy & Mather has launched Ogilvy Pride, a division dedicated to marketing to LGBT consumers.
June 17, 2015
News Release: The Advocate, Out, Pride, Plus, LGBT.com Under New Ownership
The Largest LGBT Media Company Changes Control in a Management Buy-Out Led by Media Investor and High Times CEO Adam Levin.
September 7, 2017
Rich Ross Named Discovery Channel President
The former chairman of the Walt Disney Studios will join Discovery in January 2015
October 31, 2014
This Short Film Proves Love Is a Universal Language
A short Spanish pelicula created for a department store chain is just about perfect.
February 6, 2015
Penguin Random House Launches LGBTQ+ Zine to Support Queer Voices
The world's largest trade book publisher aims to celebrate and amplify LGBTQ+ voices.
June 19, 2023
Mitcham Finally Nabs Sponsorship
Matthew Mitcham has been appointed an ambassador for Telstra, Australia's largest telecommunications company. The Melbourne-based Telstra is the number one provider of phone and broadband service in the nation.
February 12, 2009
Gay Bars Boycott Yuengling Beer After Owner Comes Out for Donald Trump
In earning the wrath of the LGBT community, Yuengling is following in the footsteps of companies like Chick-fil-A and Barilla.
November 2, 2016