Azeem Digital Asks - The All-Round Digital Marketing Podcast

54 - Andy Thornton on LGBTQ+ inclusion in the marketing sector

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The wonderful Andy Thornton joins me on the show to discuss the important topic of LGBTQ+ inclusion in the marketing sector.

Andy Thornton is a Digital Marketing Executive for Noisy Little Monkey and a Stonewall LGBTQ+ Person of Faith Rolemodel. They trained with the School of Sexuality Education and have delivered workshops on LGBTQ+ identity and inclusion to schools, universities and even festival-goers! 

Andy has a sociology background and won the Peter Cressey Award at the University of Bath in 2020. He's done research into Queer and religious exclusion and have written, illustrated, and published a children's book called Rebekah's Secret Grandpa. Their current obsessions are TikTok marketing, Trans rights and tea.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Defining what it means to be a marketer who is part of the LGBTQ+ community.
  • Why pronouns/identity are important to address as marketers?
  • Examples of brands/companies who tackle the issue of community inclusion well.
  • Resources to learn more about this for those who are new to this area.
  • What should non-LGBTQ+ marketers do to make workplaces more inclusive.
  • Advice for queer marketers struggling in non-inclusive workplaces who don't know where to start.

    • ...and much more!

    ** FULL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE AT https://www.iamazeemdigital.com/blog/andy-thornton-podcast-interview**

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