Today LGBTQ+ ads have been placed directly into mainstream media, whereas little as 50 years ago publishers could only subtly try to create a new open dialogue or utilize very specific LGBTQ+ publications. These ads have led to a significant amount of visibility for the LGBTQ+ community as a whole. Many members and allies of the LGBTQ+ community are concerned that these brief gestures of support are not enough in terms of actively serving the community. There is hypocrisy occurring within some of these advertisements, of companies profiting from LGBTQ+ images and branding, only to fund organizations that are heavily anti-LGBT. For more information, you can refer to the following links: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/18/us/dont-say-gay-bill-florida.html; https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/dont-say-gay-bill-florida-senate-passes-controversial-lgbtq-school-mea-rcna19133; https://www.npr.org/2022/03/08/1085190476/florida-senate-passes-a-controversial-schools-bill-labeled-dont-say-gay-by-critiDemetria Slyt is a Dakota Student Opinion Writer.

Source: New York Times April 05, 2022 01:35 UTC