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Sonja Morgan

As the break out star and the woman everyone would most want as a friend on Bravo’s “Real Housewives of NYC,” Sonja Tremont-Morgan represents “housewife” in every sense of the word.

Stately, sexy, sassy and just plain entertaining, she shops for bargains, designs her own floral arrangements.

Actor & Activist

An actor and campaigner, Ian McKellen has had an exceptional career on stage and screen.

Actor Best Known for "Mean Girls"

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

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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.

Tiq Milan

Transgender Activist, Writer & National Spokesperson for GLAAD

Tiq speaks and writes about intersectional leadership.

Transgender Activist, Rapper & Performance Artist

A fearless artist at his challenging yet melodic best

Matt Ellison

Inspiring Transgender Speaker & Gender Equality Activist

 Ellison has something to offer all audiences, including healthcare professionals, businesses.

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.

Brian Balthazar

Co-Executive producer, ABC's "The View"

Entertainment, Pop Culture and Trend Expert Brian Balthazar is a writer, tv commentator,

Marc Malkin

Senior editor and red carpet reporter, E! Online

Leading celebrity gossip columnist Marc Malkin writes a self-titled gossip blog.

Lady Sovereign

An English rapper and grime artist. She is noted for her professional success in performing styles of music generally dominated by males.

The self-proclaimed "biggest midget in the game," MC Lady Sovereign .

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

Actress, Model, Author & LGBTQ Advocate

Amiyah Scott is an actress, model, author,and LGBTQ advocate best known for her role as Cotton on Lee Daniels' "Star" on Fox.

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.

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.

Justin Leblanc

Artist , Fashion Designer & Professor; Contestant on Season 12 of "Project Runway"

Justin LeBlanc never planned to be a fashion designer.

Justin Kelly

Director of "I Am Michael"

Justin Kelly is an American film director, screenwriter and film editor. He directed.

Emmy Award Winner for Outstanding Choreography, Country Music Singer, Actress & Professional Dancer

Julianne Hough was born into a dance family. Her parents, all four grandparents, and all four siblings (Derek, Katherine, Marabeth.

Jonathan Perry

Gay Student Activist

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

EDM & Dance-Pop Singer-Songwriter Known for "I Don't Want It All"

Kim Petras is a German singer and songwriter who specializes in English-language EDM and dance-pop.

Writer, Producer

Greg Berlanti is an American writer, producer and film director. He is known for his work.

YouTube Personality & Author of "In Real Life"

Joseph Michael "Joey" Graceffa is an American actor, author, and YouTube personality from Marlborough.

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.

Star of Broadway and TV's "Glee" and "30 Rock"

Cheyenne David Jackson is an American actor and singer-songwriter.

Justin Sylvester

Host of "Daily Pop" on E!

Justin Sylvester is an actor, host and producer, known for Broken Record.

Tegan & Sara

Canadian Pop Duo

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

Lydia X. Z. Brown

Disability Justice Advocate, Attorney, Writer

Lydia X. Z. Brown is an abolitionist disability justice advocate.

American Track & Field Athlete Competing in Shot Put and Discus Throw; Silver Medalist in 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Raven Saunders is an American track and field athlete who competes in the shot put and discus throw

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

Samira Wiley

Actress; Best Known for Her Role in "Orange is the New Black" & "The Handmaid's Tale"

Samira Denise Wiley is an American actress.. She is best known for her starring.

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.

Ría Tabacco Mar

Director of the American Civil Liberties Union's Women's Rights Project

Ria Tabacco Mar is the Director of the ACLU’s Women’s Rights Project, where she oversees the ACLU’s women’s rights litigation.

Tonya Pinkins

Actress

Oprah described Tonya Pinkins as one of the “Ten Women in America Who Will Take Your Breath Away in 2004.

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.

Seimone Augustus

Professional Basketball Player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association

Seimone Augustus is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Hilton Als

Novelist & Journalist Focusing on Cultural Topics

Hilton Als became a staff writer at The New Yorker in October, 1994, and a theatre critic in 2002.

Actress & Lead on NBC’s "Brooklyn 99," Voice of Mirabel in Encanto

Stephanie Beatriz is an award-winning actress, producer, and activist. She is currently in production for the 6th season of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine".

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.

First Black, Transgender, Disabled Model to Sign with a Major Agency

Aaron Philip is a teenage model with cerebral palsy. Living through financial struggles as a child in a homeless shelter.

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.

Culinary Historian & Author

Michael W. Twitty is a culinary historian and food writer from the Washington D.C. area.

Marcellas Reynolds

TV Host, Fashion Stylist, Writer & Author of "Supreme Models: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Fashion"

Actor—Fashion Stylist—TV Host—Writer. That’s a lot of hyphenates, and it’s just the beginning for “Walking, talking fashion Wikipedia,” Marcellas Reynolds.

Ira Madison

Pop Culture Critic at the Daily Beast & Host of Keep It!

Ira Madison III is a writer living in Los Angeles and host of Crooked Media’s pop culture podcast Keep It. His television credits include Daybreak, Nikki Fre$h, and the upcoming…