“Come to Lourdes to say I love you," reads a flyer advertising the couples’ retreats that are so central to the French town’s tourism early in the year. But as visitor numbers continue to fall, the Catholic town is reaching out to a formerly untapped audience – gay couples.

Condé Nast is launching a digital platform for the LGBTQ community and its allies. Headed up by Phillip Picardi, who was part of the successful Teen Vogue rebrand, Them is publishing giant's acknowledgment that, for young people, it's imperative to be inclusive.

In China’s conservative society, LGBT individuals have long been living under the radar, even after same-sex relationships were decriminalised in the late ‘90s. Yet a wind of change is blowing and social media is helping this community emerge as a consumer group of great interest for brands.

Video games aren’t seen as particularly inclusive by LGBTQ+ gamers – 65% believe that characters don’t adequately reflect all sexual orientations. Looking to tackle this, Dream Daddy puts players in the shoes of a single gay dad navigating a new city in the search for romance.