Consumers are less likely to support brands that back away from LGBTQ+ advertising due to right-wing criticism, according to a new study from The Association of National Advertisers. While a very small but vocal minority tried to “make Pride toxic’ this year in an attempt to drive a wedge between brands and LGBTQ+ consumers, the […]
Q.Digital, the world’s leading LGBTQ+ digital media company, has unveiled enhancements to its travel website GayCities, the world’s most popular LGBTQ+ community-driven city guide and travel site. This relaunch reflects Q.Digital’s commitment to delivering LGBTQ+-specific digital content experiences and its mission to empower readers to live life to the fullest no matter where they find […]
Q.Digital landed at the top of the Comscore rankings for June 2023, providing brand partners with the largest scale possible in LGBTQ+ US digital media at 9.6 million Unduplicated Unique Visitors across Q.Digital owned-and-operated sites LGBTQ Nation, Queerty, GayCities, INTO, plus distribution alliance sites AutoStraddle, PinkNews, and Grindr. The June Comscore report revealed that Q.Digital’s […]
Queerty’s most anticipated tentpole of the year, The Queerties, celebrates the biggest and best in LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, with readers voting on their favorite celebrities and influencers across 25+ categories ranging from film, music, TV, social media, and more. And while the awards always generate a substantial amount of buzz within the Queerty […]
Q.Digital joined 40 Diverse-Owned media companies as participants in ANA and AIMM’s first-ever Growthfronts, designed to increase ad spending to Diverse-Owned media from 1.2% to 4% by 2025. With LGBTQ+ spending only accounting for .02% of all ad dollars currently spent with the top eight ad agencies, the event was a strong call to action […]
Looking to reach LGBTQ people? One of the most effective strategies is by authentically uplifting voices in the community about some of the major issues they’re facing today. That’s exactly what the team at Chevrolet did when they partnered with Q.Digital this month on the launch of their new collaboration, Authentic Voices of Pride. The […]
Every June, Q.Digital’s pop culture and entertainment site Queerty honors 50 people who make us proud during the rainbow season. The series culminates with an in-person Pride50 celebration, but this year the party went virtual – reaching a wider audience than ever before. Sponsored by Amtrak, Nissan, Orbitz, and Wells Fargo, the online event featured […]
As the next generation of LGBTQ people come into their own, they have a new champion and chronicler with the relaunch of INTO – the latest addition to Q.Digital’s arsenal of queer media sites. Originally launched by Grindr in 2017, INTO is being updated by Q.Digital to focus on the diverse segments of the LGBTQ […]
With vaccinations underway across the country, there’s light at the end of the Covid-19 tunnel. As the nation begins to tiptoe out of quarantine, we wonder what life will look like on the other side – especially in regards to consumer spending and Pride, which will mark the first major event of a summer in […]
The Queerties – the annual award show produced by Queerty celebrating the year’s best in LGBTQ media & entertainment – has actually become a queer pop culture staple in itself, with fans looking forward to voting for their favorite artists, performers, and activists each year. Despite the challenges of 2020, the LGBTQ community always finds […]
The LGBTQ community found innovative ways to embrace safe travel during the pandemic, but which nearby getaways and natural landscapes were the most popular? The results of GayCities’ 12th annual “Best of GayCities” poll help tell the story of how LGBTQ people stayed sane and social throughout the past year.
To cover a national election with huge stakes, editors at LGBTQ Nation and Queerty deployed correspondents in Paris, London, New Orleans, Washington, D.C., New York, San Diego, and Portland – urban areas that cover five times zones – to produce not just geographic diversity but round-the-clock coverage of breaking news. The correspondents produced more than […]