Pride Isn’t Always Easy—We Shouldn't Take That for Granted
Wed, Jun. 12, 2019
By Fred Bateman
Being gay and being a business owner used to be two extremely separate aspects of my life. I used to think that being openly gay was irrelevant to the successes or failures of my business. Now I know better.

While June is LGBTQ Pride month, the true test of an organization’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is what it does the other 11 months out of the year.
As the nation prepares to celebrate Pride Month, BCW global president Jim Joseph, who created the first consumer print ad targeted at the gay market, charts how companies have evolved to embrace the entire LGBT+ spectrum.



















