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Political Activist and Organizer
Charlene A. Carruthers is a Black, queer feminist community organizer and writer with over 10 years of experience in racial justice, feminist and youth leadership development movement work. She currently…
Actor and Model. Known for "Teen Wolf" and "Arrow"
Colton Haynes is an actor and model. At the age of fifteen, Haynes began modeling for Abercrombie & Fitch while living in New York City, New York. After moving to…
LGBT Rights Advocate and Author of "My Two Moms"
Zach Wahls, the son of two lesbian mothers and an outspoken advocate for marriage equality. Since a video of his testimony about his family before the Iowa House Judiciary Committee…
Retired U.S. Navy SEAL and Civil Rights Activist for LGBT. She came out as a transgender woman at the age of 45
Since the time Kristin Beck was in the 3rd grade, she knew that she identified as a woman. She got caught wearing her sister’s dress a few times and received…
Matchmaker on BRAVO's "The Millionaire Matchmaker" & Relationship Blogger
Raised in Guam before moving to California, David Cruz's first experience with matchmaking was when he appeared as a dater on Season 3 of The Millionaire Matchmaker. After the show,…
Chief General News Anchor, CNBC & Former Chief News Anchor, Fox News
Shepard Smith is the former chief news anchor and managing editor for the FOX network’s breaking news division.
CEO, Ferrazzi Greenlight and New York Times Best-Seller Who's Got Your Back and Never Eat Alone
Keith Ferrazzi can help: He is the world’s foremost expert in professional relationship development. He has transformed the lives and careers of clients and readers worldwide, bringing 20 years of…
Emmy, Peabody Award Winner & Host and Producer, Bravo’s "Watch What Happens"
Andy Cohen is the host and Executive Producer of “Watch What Happens Live,” Bravo’s late night, interactive talk show. The series is the only live show in Late Night, and…
British Journalist and Entrepreneur
Milo Yiannopoulos is a British journalist and entrepreneur. Yiannopoulos founded The Kernel, an online tabloid magazine about technology, which he sold to Daily Dot Media in 2014. He rose to…
Singer-Songwriter; Known for Hits like "Give Me One Reason" and "Fast Car"
Tracy Chapman helped restore singer-songwriters to the spotlight in the '80s. The multi-platinum success of Chapman's eponymous 1988 debut was unexpected, and it had lasting impact. Although Chapman was working…
Award-Winning Musical/Talk
Griffin Matthews and Matt Gould, the young creators of Invisible Thread, present a concert of songs and stories from their new musical, winner of the 2012 and 2014 Richard Rogers…
Grammy-Nominated Musician and LGBT Faith Advocate
Jennifer Knapp’s beautifully intimate new album Set Me Free puts her uncommon honesty front and center, solidifying her return to a music career set on her own terms. Set Me…
American Soccer Player and Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist
Abby Wambach is a retired forward of the 2015 Women’s World Cup Champion U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team. One of the world’s greatest players of all time, Wambach is the…
Former NFL Player, Equality Advocate & Educator
Former NFL player Wade Davis is a thought leader, writer, public speaker, and educator on gender, race, and orientation equality. Davis played for the Tennessee Titans, the Washington Redskins, and…
Best known as the Native American Indian attired vocalist in the world famous group VILLAGE PEOPLE
Felipe Rose came to prominence in the 1970's out of the urban gay clubs and discotheques In New York City, best known as the Native (American) attired vocalist and founding…
Best-Selling Author, LGBTQ Campus Pioneer and Civil Rights Champion. He is founder and executive director of Campus Pride, the leading national LGBTQ
Shane L. Windmeyer, M.S., Ed. is a best-selling author, LGBTQ campus pioneer and civil rights champion. He is founder and executive director of Campus Pride, the leading national LGBTQ organization…
AIDS Activist, Project Runway Competitor, Fashion Designer & Model
Jack Mackenroth rose to fame as a designer on the hit reality show, Project Runway. Since that time he has used his visibility to draw attention and awareness to HIV…
TV Icon & Host of The Ellen DeGeneres Show
A beloved television icon and entertainment pioneer, comedian Ellen DeGeneres has a distinctive comic voice that has charmed audiences worldwide from her first stand-up comedy appearances through her recent work…
Television Producer, Lawyer, Legal Analyst, and Celebrity Reporter. He is the founder of celebrity news website TMZ
Harvey Levin is the creator of the celebrity news website TMZ.com and executive producer of the entertainment television news magazine TMZ-TV. Mr. Levin founded TMZ.com in 2005. It is now…
First Openly Gay Player In Major League Sports, NBA Player & Equality Advocate
Jason Collins, the first openly gay National Basketball Association "NBA" player, recently was in a Sports Illustrated cover story, Collins became the first active male player in any of the…
New York City based string quartet, derives their unique blend of vocals and strings by fusing classical music with the pop music of today
Well-Strung, a New York City based string quartet, derives their unique blend of vocals and strings by fusing classical music with the pop music of today. Members Edmund Bagnell (1st…
Reality Television Star; LGBT Activist; Author of the Memoir "Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen"
Jazz Jennings is your typical young girl, learning to balance school, her friends, her family and everything in between. But in addition to dealing with the chaos of being a…
Documentation and LGBT Advocate
Shane Bitney Crone is an activist, speaker, writer and filmmaker.
Linda Villarosa runs the journalism program at CCNY. A former editor and contributing reporter for the New York Times, she also served as the executive editor of Essence Magazine
Linda Villarosa is a professor, freelance writer and editor. Professor Villarosa runs the journalism program at CCNY.
Conductor, Teacher, Speaker and Best-Selling Book, "The Art of Possibility," which has been translated into fifteen languages
Benjamin Zander is the conductor of The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and a guest conductor around the world. With London's famed Philharmonia Orchestra he is…
Fashion Designer, LGBT Civil Rights Activist, Former Project Runway Contestant, Educator and Author
Nick Verreos has had a love of fashion since growing up in Venezuela as a child of a Greek-American Diplomat father and a glamorous Panamanian mother. Nick launched his Designer…
Attorney and Nationally Recognized Poet and Spoken Word Artist. His work has been featured on HBO, All Def Poetry, TEDx, and Upworty
Before transitioning to a career in law, Geoff Trenchard was a nationally recognized poet and spoken word artist. His work has been featured on HBO, All Def Poetry, TEDx, and…
Actress & Comedian; Star of Neflix's "Grace and Frankie"
Lily Tomlin continues to venture across an ever-widening range of media, starring in television, theater, motion pictures, animation and video. Tomlin made her television debut in 1966 on The Garry…
Long-Time Activist Against Sexual Violence and a Radical-Feminist Philosopher of Gender. He is the former managing editor of AARP The Magazine
John Stoltenberg is a long-time activist against sexual violence and a radical-feminist philosopher of gender. In addition to creative writing, Stoltenberg is the author of Refusing to Be a Man:…
First player to be signed in the WNBA when it was created in 1996. She has won three Olympic Gold Medals, 4 Time WNBA Champion
Inspired by her mother, Louise, who single-handedly raised four children, Sheryl Swoopes’ first basketball memory is “going to nationals with the Little Dribblers team when she was eight years old.”…
Emmy Award-Winning Comedian, Actress & Author
Wanda Sykes has been called "one of the funniest stand-up comics" by her peers and ranks among Entertainment Weekly's 25 Funniest People in America. Her smart-witted stand-up has sent her…
Actress and Singer; Known for "The Cosby Show" and Disney's "That's So Raven"; Former Co-Host of "The View"
Raven-Symone, actress, comedian, model, singer, songwriter, dancer, television producer and talk show host. She first appeared on television in 1989 on The Cosby Show as Olivia Kendall. She released her…
Actor, "Star Trek" Star and Community Activist
George Takei, a Japanese American who—from age 4 to 8—was unjustly imprisoned in two US internment camps during World War II, is an outspoken supporter of human right issues and…
Actor, Musician, Writer & Activist
In describing Henry Rollins, the tendency is to try to squeeze as many labels as possible into a single sentence. “Rollins is many things,” says the Washington Post, “diatribist, confessor,…
Actor, Comedian, Musician and Television Personality. He is known for his contributions to VH1, Hosting E!'s Talk Soup
Currently starring in the Disney XD show, LAB RATS, actor/comedian Hal Sparks began his professional career as a teenager in Chicago. As a member of the famed Second City Troupe,…
Author, Activist, and Independent Scholar
Barbara Smith is best known for her innovating work as a critic, author, activist and lecturer. She was among the first to define an African American woman's literary tradition and…
Legendary US Goalkeeper, World Cup Champion and Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist
With an integral role on the team that set the standard for women’s professional soccer and a record 173 international appearances, Briana Scurry is widely recognized as one of the…
Intellectual, Essayist and Television Journalist Known for "Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez"
Richard Rodriguez was born on July 31, 1944, in San Francisco, California, to Mexican immigrants Leopoldo and Victoria Moran Rodriguez, the third of their four children. When Rodriguez was still…
Queer Performance Artist, Activist, Filmmaker, Lecturer and Sex Educator
Ignacio G Rivera is a Two-Spirit, Black-Boricua Taíno, queer performance artist, activist, filmmaker, lecturer and sex educator who prefers the gender neutral pronoun “they.” Ignacio has been sharing spoken word,…
The Real World: New Orleans
Danny Roberts is one of the most recognizable faces in America. Best known for his role in the hit MTV series, Real World - New Orleans, Danny was catapulted from…
Actor Known for his Role as Spock in the "Star Trek" Reboot and Active Supporter of Gay Rights
Zachary Quinto grew up in Pittsburgh. He began performing and studying there as a child, but what started as a hobby quickly evolved into a vocation and he eventually matriculated…
Actress, Choreographer, Activist and Talk Show Host
Rosie Perez, a actress, community activist, talk show host, author, dancer, and choreographer. Her film breakthrough was in Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989). She followed this with White…
Veteran Media Personality & TV Host
SuChin Pak is most proud of her work as the host and co-producer of the documentary series, “My Life Translated.” A personal, narrative doc series for MTV, the show follows…
From MTV’s Real World Brooklyn and MTV's The Challenge
JD Ordonez is a person of a poor immigrant family pulling himself out of poverty and foster care to graduate college before joining The Real World Brooklyn cast. He shares…
Writer, Feminist Activist, Poet, Essayist, and Playwright
Cherríe L. Moraga is one of the most influential figures in Chicana/o, feminist, queer, and indigenous activism and scholarship. She is a playwright, poet, and essayist whose plays and publications…
Actor, Writer, Producer and Activist
Mike C. Manning is an actor, writer and producer of award-winning film and television content. Mike was seen starring in the Disney Channel Original Movie Cloud 9. His role as…
Composer, Lyricist and Arranger. One of New York's Most Exciting Musicians
Steven Lutvak is one of New York's most exciting musicians. Steven wrote the title track to MAD HOT BALLROOM, the 9th most successful documentary of all time. In 2006, he…
MTV's The Real World Denver, Singer Songwriter & Actor
Davis Mallory is a singer-songwriter, DJ and former reality TV-star appearing on MTV's The Real World: Denver and three seasons of MTV's game show The Challenge. The Atlanta-born artist moved…