Chapter 4: Consumer Culture

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Constructing the Gay Market

Visit the website for Pink Banana Media, a leading gay and lesbian advertising company founded by Matthew Skallerud, founder of GayWired.com.  Review the company’s services, products & websites, and seminar slides designed for potential clients.  What justification is used for targeting the GLBT market?  How has the targeting approach changed with the advent of digital technologies?  What assumptions are made about the ideal GLBT market?  What do Pink Banana’s strategies imply about the relationship between the gay market and gay rights?