‘Be out, starting today’: Communicators play crucial role in LGBTQ equality
From ourselves to our communities, communicators can lead change.
Whether you’re an in-house PR pro or work for an agency, whether you’re working for a Fortune 100 company or a governmental agency, you’re almost certain to handle topics of deep importance to the LGBTQ+ community — and not just during Pride month.
If you yourself are a member of that community, that work is doubly personal, a charge to be your authentic self while navigating waters that are often still treacherous.
As part of The Museum of PR’s recent “LGBTQ Rights On the Line: The Role of Communicators Advocating for Equality” event, five LGBTQ+ communications pros came together to discuss what the communications industry owes to the cause of equality — and to each other.
The responses highlighted the challenges and opportunities that communicators, especially those in the queer community, have in creating a more just world for people of all identities and orientations.
Understanding intersectionality
The diverse panel talked at length about the need for intersectionality — or recognizing where the interests of multiple marginalized and underrepresented groups meet — in communications about LGBTQ+ topics.
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