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. Larry Kramer was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1935. He was a gay rights activist who is credited for changing the response to the HIV epidemic in the U.S. Kramer went to Yale University and held many jobs involved … Continue reading Pioneer Larry Kramer (1935-2020)
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)
IPR is featuring some of the many LGBTQ+ pioneers and modern-day heroes to celebrate Pride month. Simon Nkoli was born in Soweto, Gauteng, on Nov. 26, 1957. He was one of four children in a family that experienced poverty and segregation in the Apartheid state. His family would often need to hide from police to … Continue reading Pioneer Simon Nkoli (1957-1998)