JC Penney

October 3, 2012

by Rich Ferraro, Chief Communications Officer

WATCH: J.C. Penney dads accept award at GLAAD Amplifier Awards, see which other brands won #glaadawards

Congratulations to all of the nominees and award recipients for the 2012 GLAAD Amplifier Awards, honoring outstanding images of the LGBT community in public relations and advertising.

June 20, 2012

by Max Gouttebroze

JC Penney Hosts Gay Dads at NYC Pride as GLAAD Opens Call for LGBT-Inclusive Advertisements

During Pride Month, companies across the country are celebrating their LGBT employees and equality by taking part in

June 17, 2012

by Seth Adam, GLAAD's Vice President of Communications

CNN notes increase in LGBT-inclusive advertising

In a feature segment on Friday, CNN reported on the recent surge of LGBT-inclusive advertising, taking special note of JC Penney's Father's Day ad featuring a Dallas-based gay couple and their two children.

June 17, 2012

by Rich Ferraro, Chief Communications Officer

Dad in JC Penney Ad Talks About His Ultimate Father's Day Gift

Cooper Smith Koch might be better known to most of Americans as the 'gay dad on the right' in JCPenney's ad featuring Cooper's family. Cooper worked with GLAAD to speak out about how the ad has impacted his family in media outlets like CNN and in a Father's Day post on Huffington Post Gay Voices.