Why is still so shockg to see gay people mastream ads? At a time when every other mographic is practilly shoehorned to marketg for the sake of diversy, gays and lbians are still all but visible the TV advertisg landspe. But while you might not have seen many yourself, gay-themed TV ads are fely out there. To close out Gay Pri Month, we tracked down 50 of them om around the world and anized them to seven tegori that seem to keep poppg up ("Lbians Are Hot," "Don't Tell Mom," etc.). Check out the llectn after the jump.
Contents:
- HOW GAY UPL TV MERCIALS BEME A MASTREAM PHENOMENON
- THE TOP 10 GAY-THEMED COMMERCIALS THAT SHOULD BE CELEBRATED
- 10 GAY MERCIALS OM AROUND THE WORLD
- THE 50 GAYT ADS EVER
- GAY ADS ON TV
HOW GAY UPL TV MERCIALS BEME A MASTREAM PHENOMENON
From CarGus to Doros, when me to mercials, 2021 was pretty gay. * gay commercials on tv *
This mercial om CarGus was actually hailed “the gayt mercial of the year” by many. The 30-send ad shows one gay man shoppg for rs onle as he clar his need to “move on” and get “more space” for his outdoor gear. The Norwegian postal service Posten went viral this Christmas after showg Santa Cls a gay relatnship.
THE TOP 10 GAY-THEMED COMMERCIALS THAT SHOULD BE CELEBRATED
Here are the ten bt gay-themed mercials that serve celebratn. * gay commercials on tv *
Tled When Harry met Santa, ’ the simply adorable queer love story marks the upg 50th anniversary sce homosexualy was crimalized the untry.
His spir then appears, to everyone’s surprise, and he out as gay to all of his livg relativ, standg proudly and hand--hand wh another man – who is now his partner. Inially, that seemed like an all-too faiar slap the face for gay Amerins, perhaps even a step back for their llective social standg. Televisn ads aren’t as important the digal marketg age as they were a generatn ago, but some ways they reprent a fal ontier of mastream cultural acceptance for gay equaly, acrdg to several marketg experts who specialize helpg major rporatns sell products to the gay muny.
“It’s not about gay people as much as is ntemporary nsumers, ” Bob Weck, print of the LGBTQ marketg and munitns nsultg firm Weck Communitns, told CNN Bs. … Gay and LGBTQ nsumers, Gen Z and Millennials, their attus are so different about the ordars of same sex marriage today.
10 GAY MERCIALS OM AROUND THE WORLD
Consumer plats and reviews about TV Land. Inappropriate gay mercials. Mic, Film and Televisn * gay commercials on tv *
AFA and s subsidiary, One Milln Moms, have been nstant fo to gay and lbian tolerance Amerin culture.
THE 50 GAYT ADS EVER
* gay commercials on tv *
“Fay entertament is not the outlet which to be polilly rrect by forcg tolerance and acceptance of homosexualy – a sful liftyle that Scripture clearly ems as wrong. Today, the world’s biggt advertisers primarily e targeted web ads as a means to market products and servic to gay Amerins a hyper-foced way.
GAY ADS ON TV
“That’s where we saw this huge sh of advertisg wh the to pani and bankg and travel pani, ” Mark Elrk, CEO of the Gay Ad Network, told CNN Bs.
Elrk’s firm has helped some of the world’s largt rporatns velop polici and marketg strategi for gay dienc for the last 25 years, mostly onle and on social media.