Brian Ellner is an
LGBT rights activist, media and political strategist. He was formerly the executive vice president for public affairs at
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in New York and currently leads
BCW's U.S. corporate practice, in addition to his role as US Public Affairs lead for
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, a leading global marketing communications company.” He was the architect of two successful pro-gay marriage campaigns, ''TheFour2012'' and ''New Yorkers for Marriage Equality''. His efforts were considered instrumental to the 2011 passage of the Marriage Equality Act in New York.
He serves on the board of directors of
Athlete Ally and is widely referenced in the LGBT sports movement. In 2014, he founded a global campaign for the Sochi Olympics to feature Russia's anti-LGBTQIA + laws. In June 2022, Brian was named one of the Crains' New York business notable LGBTQ leaders and was ranked 30 of 100 of city's state magazines 2022 Pride Power List. Brian Ellner married Jarrett Olivo, Director of Global Marketing for Tiffany & Company on October 2, 2021 in Manhattan.
See also
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LGBT culture in New York City
New York City is home to one of the largest LGBTQ populations in the world and the most prominent. Brian Silverman, the author of ''Frommer's New York City from $90 a Day,'' wrote the city has "one of the world's largest, loudest, and most power ...
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List of self-identified LGBTQ New Yorkers
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American LGBT rights activists
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