A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Creative Excellence
Image courtesy iStock. Published on June 1, 2023
A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Creative Excellence
Image courtesy iStock. Published on June 1, 2023
For Pride Month 2023, Ad Age is shining a light on the creative accomplishments and contributions of LGBTQ+ talent in the marketing industry and beyond. Throughout the month, we’re showcasing milestones in the careers of LGBTQ+ creatives—celebrating campaigns, projects and ideas chosen by each contributor. Some of the featured projects are LGBTQ+ themed, while others are not—but all reflect the talent, drive and passion of the LGBTQ+ creators behind them. We’re honored to share their stories and thrilled that you’re joining us in this celebration of creative excellence.
Sandy Greenberg on the journey of love that led to ‘Strands for Trans’
Guest Editor: Sandy Greenberg
Co-founder and CEO, Terri & Sandy
Ezequiel Consoli on ‘Inside & Outwards’ and emotional honesty as a superpower
Ezequiel Consoli
Emmy-winning freelance CD, The Gay Creative
John Goetter on Latrice Royale and supporting queer voices in good times and bad
John Goetter
Vice President Marketing, John B. Sanfilippo & Son
Alberto Ferreras on capturing the U.S. Latino experience with HBO’s ‘Habla’
Alberto Ferreras
Creative executive in residence, TelevisaUnivision
Tiffany Swiney on the power of decentralized creativity
Tiffany Swiney
Founder and CEO, ROT$ Worldwide, Inc.
Lucas Crigler on coming out and coming of age at a small agency in Providence
Guest Editor: Lucas Crigler
Creative Director, SS+K
Grace Francis on the launch of trans-founded fashion brand Both&
Grace Francis
Global Chief Creative and Design Officer, WONGDOODY
Billy LePage on creating a period-care brand for everyone, including men
Billy LePage
Strategy Director, Ogilvy
NiK Kacy on escaping the gender binary in footwear and fashion
NiK Kacy (They/Them/Theirs)
Founder, Nik Kacy footwear brand
Wynne Neilly on photographing Elliot Page for the cover of Time magazine
Wynne Neilly
Transgender photographer
Lisa Sherman on 'Love has no labels' and beyond
Guest Editor: Lisa Sherman
President and CEO, Ad Council/p>
Diego de la Maza on ‘preparedness, resilience and community in the face of adversity’
Diego de la Maza
Executive VP, Head of Production, Deutsch LA
Said Differently’s Rachel Barek on tapping her LGBTQ+ network—and ‘prioritizing a new way of working’
Rachel Barek
Founder and CEO, Said Differently
Juan Acosta on ‘owning our light, our identity and our story’
Juan Acosta
Warm Line Community Engagement Lead, Mental Health Association of San Francisco
Jonathan Mildenhall on being ‘he/him/human’
Jonathan Mildenhall
Co-Founder and Chair, TwentyFirstCenturyBrand
Dan Bucatinsky on ‘jumping off a creative cliff I’d never contemplated before’
Dan Bucatinsky
Author, "Does This Baby Make Me Look Straight?"
Loren Christiansen and Michael DeWeese on deploying audacious humor for a Pride campaign
Loren Christiansen and Michael DeWeese
Freelance directors, Psyop