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Recently In The News
"Slower growth pacefor gay magazines"
Heidi Dawley, Jun 15, 2007
"Gay media grows faster than mainstream"
MarketWatch, Jun 4, 2007
"Ad growth rate for LGBT press three times that of mainstream press"
Advocate.com, June 07, 2007
"Advertising In Gay Media Growing Three Times Faster Than Mainstream Media, 2006 Gay Press Report Finds"
PRW Holdings, June, 2007
"Gay ad revenues up"
Business Briefs, June 05, 2007
"Alternative publications thrive"
Daily Press, June 5 2007
"Dunkin' Drives, Beer Does A Body Good, Gay Spend Up"
AdRants, June, 2007
"Gay and Lesbian index to reveal significant facts on the segment"
Travel Daily News, June 14, 2007
"Gay Media Ad Spend Tops $223 Million"
MediaPost Communications., Jun 5, 2007
"Gay Press Ad Spending Growing Quickly"
eMarketer Inc., June 07, 2007
"Record Gay Media Ad Spend In 2006"
AccuraCast, June, 2007
"Community Marketing, Inc. to Release Ground-Breaking Gay and Lesbian Consumer Studies"
Community Marketing, Inc., May 22, 2007
"Gay Mags Aren't, GLBT Titles Suffer Ad Erosion Amid Stable Readership"
by Erik Sass, Tuesday, Nov 21, 2006
"More marketing aimed at gay consumers"
USA TODAY, Nov, 2006
"ADVERTISERS OUT OF THE CLOSET WITH GAY-THEMED ADS"
Reuters, August 25, 2006
"A NEW AD ADAGE: SAME SEX SELLS"
Time Europe, July 30, 2006
"GAYS SEE MORE ADS FOR THEM"
FortWayne.com, July 17, 2006
"FORBES VIDEO CLIP: "SEEING GOLD AT THE GAY GAMES"
Forbes.com, July 17, 2006
UPDATE: SPONSORS FLOCK TO GAY GAMES
CNNMoney.com, July 11, 2006
STILL ADVERTISING TO GAYS, FORD UNDER BOYCOTT AGAIN
New York Times, March 15, 2006
SPOTLIGHT ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE HELPS PUSH AD SPENDING
Exodus Media, March 22, 2005
AUTOMAKERS SEEK NEW ADVERTISING FOR GAYS
Automotive News, April 18, 2005
GAY MEDIA SWINGING....UP
Business Week, April 26, 2005
THE RAINBOW CONNECTION
Broadcasting & Cable, July 25, 2005
THE INTERNET TRAVELER
LA Times, August 21, 2005
FORD COMES CLEAN ON AD PLANS
Brand Week, December 7, 2005
FORD HALTS SOME ADS IN GAY PUBLICATIONS
Live Journal, December 7, 2005
BUILT FORD TOUGH?
Pride Source, December 8, 2005
FORD TALKS WITH GAY LEADERS
Washington Post, December 13, 2005
MARKETERS TO QUEERS: GLAAD TO MAKE YOUR ACQUAINTANCE
AEF, December 2005
GAY PRESS ADS DROP SLIGHTLY, GAY THEMES RISE
Commercial Closet, October 12, 2002
 
Press Releases

SPOTLIGHT ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE HELPS PUSH AD SPENDING IN GAY MEDIA TO FOUR-YEAR HIGH, 2004 GAY PRESS REPORT REVEALS
Rivendell Media | Prime Access, Inc. | March 21, 2005

 
Advertising Tips and Trends

Avis Effort Targets Gays and Lesbians
Advertising Age, May 19, 2003

Coming Out in Print
American Demographics, February 2003

Where the Boys Are, Where the Girls Are: Travel Industry Vying for GLBT Market
DiversityInc.com, March 5, 2003

A Welcome Mat for Gay Customers
The New York Times, Friday, August 17, 2001
A Natural Marketing Alliance Finally Takes Some Tentative Steps: Gays and Sports
The New York Times, Monday, July 9, 2001
A Campaign for AIDS Drug Adds Warning
The New York Times, Thursday, May 10, 2001
Rethinking Gay Media's Place
Advertising Age, February 26, 2001
Absolut Customizes a Campaign to Salute The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
The New York Times, Thursday, February 22, 2001
Coors Hikes Spending on Gay Ads
Advertising Age, March 27, 2000
Propecia Aims $2 Mil Push at Gay Men
Advertising Age, March 20, 2000
Are Gay People More Affluent Than Others?
The Wall Street Journal, December 30, 1999
But Brewers Employ In-Your-Mug Approach
The Wall Street Journal, Tuesday, June 29, 1999
Cracking the Gay Market Code: How Marketers Plant Subtle Symbols in Ads
The Wall Street Journal, Tuesday, June 29, 1999
Ads Targeting Gays Rely on Real Results, Not Intuition
Advertising Age, June 22, 1998
Gay Print Media Ad Revenue Up 36%
Advertising Age, October 6, 1997
D.C. Gay Paper to Try Local Weekly in N.Y.
Advertising Age, October 6, 1997
A Campaign Urges Gay Men and Lesbians to Resist Tobacco Ads
The New York Times, Wednesday, June 4, 1997
Display Advertising: A Realistic Approach to Advertising in the Gay Press
The Specialist, June/July 1996
United is 1st Major Airline to Target Gays
The Gay Market: Substantial Spending Power
Giftware News
Gay Newspapers Reach Target Market
Giftware News