Lilli Vincenz
German-American LGBTQIA+ rights activist
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Yolanda Alaniz
Chicana socialist working for women, LGBT, workers’ and immigrant rights
Heather Purser
Heather Purser fought for legalizing same-sex marriage within the Suquamish Tribe.
Erin Waters
Erin Waters is a healthcare educator and activist with a focus on the Black and Indigenous queer community.
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Nonbinary femme poet, writer and intersectional activist, who advocates for disability justice as well as for Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans (LGBT+) and Black, Indigenous, and People Of Color (BIPOC) rights.
Megan Rapinoe
Soccer star and LGBT+ rights activist
Danni Askini
Danni Askini is a transgender activist who is from Seattle, Washington. She is one of the founders of the Gender Justice League, a transgender rights advocacy organization based in Capitol Hill.
Zanele Muholi
Visual activist who documents Black gay, lesbian, transgender, and intersex people in South Africa.
Cecilia Chung
Cecilia Chung is a groundbreaking advocate for the transgender community and those living with HIV/AIDS. For decades, she has worked on the local, state, and national levels to end the discrimination and violence that her communities face.
Laverne Cox
A prominent actress and the first openly transgender person nominated for an Emmy, Laverne Cox has promoted visibility and awareness on behalf of the transgender community.