S. Bhat, MARKETING TO THE HOMOSEXUAL (GAY) MARKET - A PROFILE AND STRATEGY IMPLICATIONS - COMMENTS, Journal of homosexuality, 31(1-2), 1996, pp. 213-217
This article addresses some of the issues raised in the article ''Mark
eting to the Homosexual (Gay) Market: A Profile and Strategy Implicati
ons.'' Strategic segmentation theory and practice suggest that segment
s should be based on consumers' responses or behaviors in relation to
the marketer's product, thus calling into question the existence of a
supposedly homogenous homosexual segment and the resultant profile of
the average person in that segment,