The Museum presented its third annual tribute to our industry's LGBTQ community. Two panels — one of PR professionals from both corporate and non-profit organizations, followed by a diverse panel of journalists covered LGBTQ+ issues, engaged in discussions ranging from the current challenges facing the community and how it is covered in media to how the social activism of the last 50+ years has helped bring it to where it is today. From state-level attacks on trans youth to the fight for the Equality Act to the growing diversity and influence of employee resource groups (ERGs) and the increasing support and interest of businesses to reach the LGBTQ+ consumer, communication and media experts covered a lot of ground.
A recording of the event may be seen here (approx. 2 hours)
The “LGBTQ Experience in Public Relations” event is brought to you in partnership with the Diversity Action Alliance and PRCA.
Keynote, Closing Remarks
Stephanie Battaglino
Speaker, author, "Reflections from Both Sides of the Glass Ceiling"
PANEL ONE
PR Proud: LGBTQ Public Relations Pros on the State of Communications
Justin R. Buchbinder, FINN Partners, VP, Paid & Organic Social
Ben Finzel, RENEWPR, president
Stephen Macias, Rogers and Cowan, executive vice president, MultiCultural Comms and PR
Liz Owen, PFLAG, communications director
Christopher Vasquez, National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), communications director
PANEL TWO
Covering the LGBTQ Community from A–Z: LGBTQ Journalists Tell Their Stories
Tre'vell Anderson, Vogue, Advocate/OUT, etc.
Tracy Baim, Windy City Times, editor/author
Alex Bollinger, LGBTQ Nation, journalist
Dawn Ennis, Forbes, Daily Beast, LGBTQ media journalist
Tristan McAllister
Benton & Tristan, podcast co-hosts, Why Here
Sponsorship
We hope you will consider supporting the Museum’s LGBTQ Experience in Public Relations 2021 event as a sponsor of this discussion by leading communications professionals. The Museum relies entirely on the generosity of your sponsorship to produce events like this.
Thanks to Our Sponsors
“The LGBTQ Experience in Public Relations 2021” is sponsored in part by: The Bonnie Yablon Foundation; Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication Department of Advertising and Public Relations at University of Georgia; Page; IW Group; Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health and OGX; FINN Partners; Pat Ford; MikeWordWide (MWW); Orange County Gay Men’s Chorus/Men Alive; The University of Oregon School of Journalism & Communication; CommPRO; and Muck Rack.
Generation NYC LGBTQ Coronavirus Resources — NYC Unity Project
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NYC Unity Project surveyed hundreds of LGBTQ program and service providers across New York City to develop this resource page, which includes up-to-date information on LGBTQ resources still available during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP
All sponsors will be thanked at the start of the program, listed in the program, recognized on social media, and featured on the home page of the Museum's website.
BRONZE: $1,000 — recognition at the opening and close of the show; your logo or name on all event materials up to and including day of show
SILVER: $2,500 — all the above, plus access to our registration list
GOLD: $5,000 — all the above, plus opportunity to have a 15-second “commercial” at the start of the show
PLATINUM $10,000 — all the above, plus opportunity to have two 15-second “commercials” at the start of the show.
OTHER SUPPORT
Your contribution enables free admission to students and professionals around the world, and make the program available to all after the event.
EDUCATOR $50 | FRIEND $100 | ADVOCATE $250 | CHAMPION $500
