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Raymond Braun is an American media personality, journalist, and LGBTQ advocate.

Raymond Braun
NationalityAmerican
Alma materStanford University
OccupationMedia personality
Journalist
LGBTQ advocate

Early life and education


Braun grew up in Toledo, Ohio, a city in Northwest Ohio. The first time he saw a queer person on TV was Matthew Shepard.[1][2] He graduated from Stanford University.[3]


Career


In 2013, Braun was an associate product marketing manager for YouTube Entertainment Marketing. He developed and implemented YouTube's first LGBTQ+ marketing campaign, #ProudToLove.[4] The effort generated millions of views and widespread support. Afterwards, he became the LGBT marketing lead for Google and YouTube. In January 2015, Braun took a leave of absence from Google to start a YouTube channel focused on LGBT issues.[3] As of 2018, he is a contributing editor for Seventeen.[1] Braun is the host of the 2019 documentary, State of Pride.[5]


Awards and honors


Braun is gay.[1] In 2014, he was recognized on Forbes' 30 under 30 in marketing and advertising.[4]


References


  1. Braun, Raymond (2018-01-18). "Here's Why Pretending to Be Straight in High School Was a Big Mistake for Me". Seventeen. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  2. Perkins, Josh (2018-06-27). "Raymond Braun is the social media star fighting for queer representation". Very Good Light. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  3. Weiss, Geoff (2015-10-13). "Why This 25-Year-Old Marketing Star Left His Job at YouTube to Launch a Philanthropic YouTube Channel". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  4. "Raymond Braun, 23". Forbes. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  5. Kumar, Naveen (June 11, 2019). "This Documentary Reveals What Pride Means Across the Country". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2019-06-13.




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