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IPR is featuring research and some of the many LGBTQ+ pioneers who have impacted the world today in celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Brenda Howard was born on Dec. 24, 1946, in the Bronx, New York. She became an activist during the Vietnam War protests in the 1960s. Influenced by the emerging feminist movement, she began advocating … Continue reading Pioneer Brenda Howard (1946-2005)

IPR is featuring some of the many LGBTQ+ pioneers who impacted the field of public relations in celebration of Pride Month. In 1950, Del Martin met Phyllis Lyon while working in Seattle. The couple moved to San Francisco in 1953. In 1955, Martin and Lyon co-founded the Daughters of Bilitis (DOB), the first lesbian rights organization … Continue reading Pioneers Del Martin (1921-2008) and Phyllis Lyon (1924-2020)

This blog is provided by the IPR Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion based on the original study in the Journal of Public Relations Research Pride month reminds us that we all deserve the right to be who we are, as we are, and to define ourselves on our own terms. It also reminds us that amid … Continue reading Taking Pride in Transgender Communicators of Color

IPR is featuring some of the many LGBTQ+ pioneers and modern-day heroes to celebrate Pride month. Born in New York City in 1951, Sylvia Rivera was a transgender woman who advocated for the rights of the transgender community, especially people of color. Rivera faced a lot of hardship growing up. In sixth grade, she was … Continue reading Pioneer Sylvia Rivera (1951-2002)