Join us: TikTok Takeoff - Queer Inclusivity in Marketing Webinar 🏳️🌈
Build an inclusive brand this Pride month & all year long. 🏳️🌈
TikTok is committed to providing a safe and inclusive space for our LGBTQIA+ community to share their stories, connect, listen and learn from one another. Whether you're a queer person or an ally, join us on June 13th at 1PM CT for TikTok Takeoff: Queer Inclusivity in Marketing, a virtual session focused on teaching small businesses how to amplify queer voices and show up authentically year-round.
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We'll kick off this 1-hour virtual session with the latest industry perspectives on how to be authentically inclusive on TikTok, how to engage the queer community, and creative tips and tricks to get started. We'll hear from queer-owned small businesses on their experiences as queer business owners, how they found success on TikTok and in their business, and their thoughts on how brands can support the queer community all year round. Get the latest insights on how to show up authentically year round from industry experts at It Gets Better, as well. Also, you'll get a chance to ask your questions live during our Q&A session and learn from the #QueerTok experts!
Secure your spot and RSVP now! We can't wait to see you there 🏳️🌈✨
Meet our small biz speakers and experts.
Gefen Skolnick (she/her)
Founder and CEO - Couplet Coffee
Couplet Coffee is a queer woman-owned specialty coffee brand aiming to make great coffee more fun and approachable for all. They launched one year ago and can be found on 350+ shelves across the US including all World Markets and Foxtrot Markets in the US.
Steven Romeo(they/them)
Owner & CEO, Music City Creative
Jared Sizemore (he/him)
COO, Music City Creative
Music City Creative is an LGBTQ+ owned eco-friendly print shop based in Nashville. Committed to social responsibility, the print shop specializes in producing high-quality merchandise while minimizing its environmental impact.
Olivia Laura (she/her)
Sr. Comms Manager, It Gets Better Project
The It Gets Better Project is a nonprofit organization with a mission to uplift, empower, and connect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth around the globe.
More queer brands to follow.
These businesses show up authentically on TikTok every day, proudly embracing their queer identity. They utilize TikTok to foster relationships, elevate other small businesses, share their personal experiences, and broaden their audience. Shop small and support these businesses year round!
@ctoan.co (she/her) (Milwaukee, WI) - Jodyann Morgan is a queer Black candle business owner of CTOAN Co., who uses her platform to celebrate all bodies, candles, and food. She creates and designs candles from a completely gender-neutral perspective in an effort to celebrate the human form while infusing joy, heart, and a whole lot of love!
@n00nice (she/they)(Rapid City, SD) - Eunice Straight Head is an Indigenous artist who is Mnicouju Lakota, from the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation. They use photography as a foundation to branch out into various creative forms, such as fashion, cosplay, beading, sewing, and more to bring Indigenous representation to the media.
@goodlight.world (he/they)(New York, New York) - David Yi, a journalist and proud Korean American, is the co-founder of the gender-inclusive beauty brand Good Light Cosmetics. They have been recognized as a GLAAD-nominee, and have authored PRETTY BOYS. They aim to use Good Light as a brand and platform to center non-binary folks who have long been excluded in the beauty industry and beyond.
@jackandbec (she/her)(San Antonio, TX) - Jack and Bec are sisters, illustrators, designers, and makers, who create art to uplift their underrepresented communities. Their art focuses on themes around body positivity, deaf pride, LGBTQIA+ pride, mental health awareness, and social justice.
@verygaypaint (he/they) (Los Angeles, CA) - Nicholas Scheppard and Jenson Titus are comedians-turned-painters and the duo behind Very Gay Paint, a muralist company centered around their own queerness and colorful designs. From comedic skits to vibrant mural artwork, they entertain and inspire their community while emphasizing their own queerness and colorful designs.