(Milwaukee, Wis.) – Gay and transgender neighbors, and those who love them, appear on more than 20 digital billboards and bus ads in southeastern Wisconsin, with one message – “It’s all about LOVE.” The Cream City Foundation’s Gay Neighbor.org campaign is one of the largest nonprofit media educational campaigns in the Greater Milwaukee area.

“It is important that we all work to create respectful and loving communities for everyone,” said executive director of Cream City Foundation, Maria Cadenas. “The goal of the campaign is to educate and bring fruitful discussions about how we are all neighbors and more alike than different.”

The campaign is a first in Midwest history to be translated to Spanish, and one of the firsts across the country. Digital billboards will be featured on major commuter freeway paths, which include ads in Ozaukee, Racine, Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties. The accompanying websites, GayNeighbor.org and MiVecinoGay.org, answers basic questions in Spanish and English about the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender (LGBT) community and issues they face.

“The educational strength of this campaign is evident in the 40 community organizations, churches and businesses who have signed on to show their support of this campaign and it’s message,” says Cadenas.

Val, one of the neighbors appearing on the billboards with her children says, “Gay families are located all over Wisconsin, raising kids, working and having fun just like everyone else. Our family has game night, movie night, nacho night and family gatherings like any other family.”

Cream City Foundation serves as a catalyst for social change on behalf of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender communities in southeastern Wisconsin. Their work includes strategic grant making, education, and media outreach.