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07/29/2026

Palm trees, vintage suites, a clothing-optional pool & zero bigotry. 🌴 The Railyard NOLA is the q***r- & trans-owned New Orleans oasis you've been dreaming of. Come as you are — book your stay at therailyardnola.com 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
https://ilovegay.net/all-of-the-nostalgia-none-of-the-bigotry-inside-the-railyard-new-orleans-q***r-trans-owned-poolside-oasis/

07/28/2026

A Throwback Worth Studying: Provincetown's Award-Winning 'Fairy Tales' and the Case for Local Talent.
Sometimes the best case study isn't the newest one. We're revisiting "Fairy Tales" — Provincetown Tourism's AdPOP Award-winning LGBTQ+ destination campaign from Ellsworth Creative, built with local talent and honored by the National LGBT Media Association. It's a compact lesson in what authentic travel marketing actually looks like: tell the true story of the place, use humor that comes from inside the culture, and hire the community you're trying to reach. That formula doesn't age out. Our POV on why the best throwbacks are worth studying as closely as the latest launches — read it on ILoveGay.net.

https://ilovegay.net/a-throwback-worth-studying-provincetowns-award-winning-fairy-tales-and-the-case-for-local-talent/

07/27/2026

Today - Tracy Gilchrist: "Holding Space with Tracy"
Join us as Today chats with Tracy Gilchrist and her video podcast, "Holding Space with Tracy," a weekly series that invites luminaries in entertainment, politics and beyond to "hold space" for talks on culture and craft. Having built a life in storytelling, starting with movie reviews for a local LGBTQ+ paper in Connecticut and culminating in becoming editor-in-chief of The Advocate & Out magazines, we explore her journey along the way, leading us to her work today. She has a knack for securing some amazing interview guests, including Mark Indelicato, Michael Uri, Frankie Grande, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, and it's that Cynthia and Ariana interview where they were there to give a brief interview on the movie Wicked that a sincere, unscripted moment in this four-minute junket became an instant q***r-camp pop-culture icon and phrase, "Holding Space."

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07/07/2026

While Brands Retreat From DEI, Skittles Doubles Down — Meet the Chosen Family Map
While a lot of brands are quietly backing away from DEI this year, Skittles just did the opposite. Mars Wrigley’s candy brand renewed its partnership with Q***r Britain — the UK’s national LGBTQ+ museum — to launch a free interactive “Chosen Family Map” of eight London locations where q***r communities found sanctuary across the centuries, backed by a £100,000 donation to preserve the UK’s LGBTQ+ archives. Real partner, real deliverable, real money — exactly when staying was the harder choice. Our new piece breaks down why this is the counter-model to rainbow-washing, and what every brand can learn from it. 🌈LGBTQMarketing ***rBritain
https://ilovegay.net/while-brands-retreat-from-dei-skittles-doubles-down-meet-the-chosen-family-map/

07/07/2026

The Design Press Says Madonna’s Brand Is Stronger Than Ever. Here’s the Part They Left Out.
The design press is calling Madonna’s brand “stronger than ever” with Confessions II — but they keep burying the lead. Before the billboards, before the World Cup halftime slot, Madonna launched on Grindr’s grid, dropped her first single on Pride Radio, and let the q***r community carry the news outward. Grindr, Absolut, and LGBTQ+ media weren’t a footnote to the comeback — they were the engine. Our new piece breaks down why she went to the community first, and what every brand can learn from treating LGBTQ+ audiences as the launchpad instead of the afterthought. Read it on ILoveGay.net. 💜
https://ilovegay.net/the-design-press-says-madonnas-brand-is-stronger-than-ever-heres-the-part-they-left-out/

07/07/2026

Pride sponsorship isn't dying — it's evolving. My 2027 forecast: a transitional year with a selective rebound, led by travel, entertainment, and tech rather than Fortune 50 consumer brands. Budgets get smaller and more targeted — fewer six-figure deals, more $10K–$50K micro-sponsorships and creator licensing. And the whole model shifts from rainbow branding to community investment. Here's where corporate LGBTQ+ support is really heading next year, and what it means for travel and media.
https://pinkmedia.lgbt/blog/pride-sponsorship-forecast-2027.html

05/15/2026

The 2026 LGBTQ+ Marketplace Guide Is Here — Pink Media's Definitive Resource for Brands, Agencies & Marketers
The 2026 LGBTQ+ Marketplace Guide is Pink Media's flagship research publication — covering $1.4 trillion in U.S. LGBTQ+ purchasing power, 30M+ LGBTQ+ adults, and the digital media habits, brand loyalty, and spending patterns that every marketer needs to know. Free download. And this is just the beginning — deep-dive sector reports on travel, health, B2B, and more are on the way.

https://pinkmedia.lgbt/blog/lgbtq-marketplace-guide-2026.html