Images in Advertising Awards honor outstanding examples of corporate advertising that reflect the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. More than any other medium, advertising is intended to shape behavior. The average American household watched over8 hours daily -- along with 200 commercials per day. More than $427 billion in advertising is spent annually worldwide to convince people to buy things-- and may of those ads contain messages about LGBT people and how others should treat us. Shouldn't advertising convey respect instead of perpetuating stereotypes, homophobia and transphobia?

This gallery contains photographs from the 11 June 2007 awards event at Time Warner Center in New York City. All photos are (C) 2007 Brian M. Westbrook and may be used with permission only. For details, please email: photos (AT) brianwestbrook.com.