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Actor Best Known for "Mean Girls"

Activism and art go hand-in-hand for Daniel Franzese

LZ Granderson | PDA Speakers

CNN & ESPN Columnist; Celebrated Voice on Sports, Race & Gay Rights

LZ Granderson is a political contributor and host of the Life Out Loud podcast for ABC News.

Transgender Activist, Rapper & Performance Artist

A fearless artist at his challenging yet melodic best

Transgender Activist, Actor & TED Resident

Samy Nour Younes Figaredo is a proud multi-hyphenate

Gavin Grimm

Transgender Activist; National Face of Transgender Student Rights

Grimm’s writing has been published in the Washington Post, People Magazine, the New York Times, and TIME Magazine.

Transgender Rights Activist; Animator, Illustrator & Youtuber

she has ultimately concluded that Social Media is a powerful

Hawaiian Transgender Teacher & Community Leader

She is fluent in Hawaiian language and can communicate in several other Polynesian dialects

Author, Playwright, Trans Trailblazer, Performance Artist & Gender Theorist

Since 1989, trans trailblazer Kate Bornstein

Transgender Model & Advocate; Founder of Gender Proud

Geena Rocero, born and raised in Manila, Philippines, is an Award Winning Producer, Writer, Director, Model, Public Speaker.

Jessica Williams

Actress, Comedian, Former Correspondent on "The Daily Show" & Co-Host of the "2 Dope Queens" Podcast

Jessica Williams is an actress and comedian who was formerly a senior correspondent on "The Daily Show".

Actor & Screenwriter, Known for "Prison Break"

Wentworth Miller is an actor and screenwriter. He rose to prominence following his role.

Film/TV Producer, Director & Choreographer

Kenny Ortega began his career as an Actor at the age of 13 performing in San Francisco Bay Area theater.

Jonathan Perry

Gay Student Activist

Jonathan Perry is a graduate of Johnson C. Smith University,

Award-Winning Actress, Singer & Songwriter; Known for her Role on "Grey's Anatomy"

Sara Ramirez is an actress, activist, singer and songwriter, best known for her role on "Grey's Anatomy." She graduated with a fine arts degree from the Juilliard School, and began…

Model, Actress & Author

Bella Thorne is an actress, model, singer, music video director and author. She began her career appearing as a child model.

Award-Winning Animator, Director, Screenwriter, Producer & Songwriter; Known as the Creator of "Steven Universe"

Rebecca Sugar is an animator, writer and songwriter.

Kathy Griffin

Emmy Award-Winning Comedian, Actress and Television Personality

Two-time Emmy winner, NY Times bestselling author, Grammy nominee, 2009's GLAAD Vanguard recipient and 2011

Tegan & Sara

Canadian Pop Duo

Twin sisters Tegan and Sara began making music as a teenagers, pairing their close harmonies with insightful

Jennifer Beals

Actress and Former Teen Model; Known for "Flashdance" & "The L Word"

Jennifer Beals is an American actress and a former teen model. She played the role of Alexandra "Alex" Owens in the 1983 film

First Openly Gay Comic to Break the Late-Night Talk-Show Barrier; "Big Boo" on "Orange Is the New Black"

Lea DeLaria seems to have achieved overnight stardom with her two time, SAG Award winning.

Chely Wright

Singer-Songwriter, Author & Gay Rights Activist

Country music star Chely Wright is a singer, songwriter, author and gay rights activist.

Rose Rollins

Actress & Model; Known for her Role on "The L Word"

Rose Rollins was born in Berkeley, California and raised in Yonkers, New York.

Brandi Carlile

Folk-Rock Singer-Songwriter

Brandi Carlile is a singer-songwriter and producer whose music spans multiple genres.

Award-Winning Transgender Actress, Producer & Equal Rights Advocate

With various ‘firsts’ in her already impressive career, Laverne Cox is a four-time Emmy-nominated actress.

Transgender Rights Activist; Executive Director of the Marsha P. Johnson Institute; Co-Founder of the Global Black Lives Matter Network

Elle Hearns is an organizer, speaker, strategist, and writer. Hearns' voice as a community organizer and speaker.

Executive Director of "Equality for HER", Activist & Mental Health Advocate

Imani is a Black bisexual Muslim woman who was born and raised in Los Angeles, California

Activist & Editor in Chief of Wear Your Voice

Ashlee Marie Preston is Editor in Chief of “Wear Your Voice” magazine,and the first transgender editor of a feminist publication.

British model, Award-Winning Asexual Activist,

Yasmin Benoit is a British model, award-winning asexual activist, writer, speaker.

Dr. Ebony Butler

Licensed Psychologist; Food Relationship Strategist; Trauma Expert & Podcast Host

Dr. Ebony Butler's work as a Food Relationship Strategist....

Jaboukie Young White

Comedian, Writer, Activist & Correspondent for "The Daily Show"

Jaboukie Young-White is a comedian, writer and filmmaker from Chicago...

Staceyann Chin

Spoken Word Poet, Performing Artist & LGBTQ+ Rights Political Activist

Staceyann Chin is a spoken word poet, actor, and performing artist. She is the author of the new poetry collection.

Bobby Berk | PDA Speakers

TV Host, Queer Eye Interior Designer

As the resident design expert on Netflix's Emmy Award-winning series, Queer Eye

Yoruba Richen | PDA Speakers

Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker; Known For TED Talk on the Intersection of Civil Rights & LGBT Rights

Yoruba Richen is an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose work has been featured on PBS, New York Times Op Doc, Frontline Digital, New York Magazine’s website -The Cut, The Atlantic, and…

Chris Mosier | PDA Speakers

First Transgender Man to Make Team USA, Transgender Advocate, Triathlete & All-American Duathlete

Chris Mosier is a trailblazing athlete, coach, and founder of TransAthlete.com. In 2020 he made history by becoming the first transgender athlete to compete in the Olympic Trials in the…