LGBTQ Pride Month Speakers
Business Leaders, Athletes & Famous Celebrities Advocating for Equal Rights for the LGBTQ+ Community
Celebrated in June, Pride Month has honored the triumphs and struggles of the LGBTQ+ community for over 50 years and is the perfect opportunity to recognize and advance the ongoing fight for equal rights. Whether they’re contributing to diverse representation in media, fighting anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, or simply thriving in their careers as their truest selves, these inspiring LGBTQ+ keynote speakers are leading diversity and inclusion efforts across a wide range of industries. Find the perfect LGBTQ+ Pride Month speaker from the list below.
LGBTQ+ Pride Month Speakers
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Transgender Model & Advocate; Founder of Gender Proud
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Founder of Backstage Capital, Venture Capitalist, Tech Inclusion Activist & Host of "Your First Million" Podcast
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Television Host & Culture Expert on Netflix's "Queer Eye"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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First Transgender Man to Make Team USA, Transgender Advocate, Triathlete & All-American Duathlete
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Chicago, IL, USASpeaking Topics
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CNN & ESPN Columnist; Celebrated Voice on Sports, Race & Gay Rights
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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2022 Lambda Literary Award Winner, Comedian, Writer, Actor & Author of The Best-Selling Memoir "The One You Want to Marry (And Other Identities I've Had)"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Openly Gay Actor Known for “My So Called Life,” “Thirteen Reasons Why” & “Star Trek: Discovery”
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Executive Director of "Equality for HER", Activist & Mental Health Advocate
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Brooklyn, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Founder of TransTech Social Enterprises & Actress in the FX Drama "Pose"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Chicago, IL, USASpeaking Topics
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Actress & Singer; Known for "Pose"; HIV Awareness Advocate
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Please ContactSpeaking Topics
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6-Time U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year; Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist & FIFA Women's World Cup Champion; Pay Equity & LGBTQ Rights Activist
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Naples, FL, USASpeaking Topics
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First Openly Gay Player In Major League Sports; Retired NBA Player; Equality Advocate
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Hawaiian Transgender Teacher & Community Leader
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Haleiwa, HI, USASpeaking Topics
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Actor Best Known for "Mean Girls"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Please ContactSpeaking Topics
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Gender Non-Conforming Writer, Performance Artist, LGBTQ Rights Activist
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Chicago, IL, USASpeaking Topics
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Pulse Nightclub Survivor, Activist, Changemaker & Thought Leader
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Orlando, FL, USASpeaking Topics
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Transgender Model, Activist & Artist
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Brooklyn, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Fashion Designer & TV Personality Known for Netflix's "Queer Eye"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Salt Lake City, UT, USASpeaking Topics
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategist and Consultant; Trans Rights Activist
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Mountain View, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker; Known For TED Talk on the Intersection of Civil Rights & LGBT Rights
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Brooklyn, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Broadway Actor & Grammy Award Winning Singer
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Mental, Emotional and Well-Being Expert, Licensed NLP Therapist, Motivational, Social & Emotional Intelligence Trainer, Wellness Advocate & Creator of Luminous Energetics
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Former Professional Basketball Player for the Seattle Storm; Olympic Gold-Medalist
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Seattle, WA, USASpeaking Topics
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Former World #1 Professional Tennis Player & Sports Icon; Advocate for Women's Equality
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Author, Feminist, Transgender Rights Activist, TV Host & Founder of #GirlsLikeUs
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Transgender Model, Activist, Broadcaster & British Vogue Contributing Editor
Speaking Fee:Travels From: London, UKSpeaking Topics
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Transgender Activist; National Face of Transgender Student Rights
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Berkeley, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Nonbinary, Genderfluid Author of “How To Be You”
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Head of HumanFX Research & Design of Alexa Devices at Amazon; Board Chair & Design Fellow at Design Corps; CEO of CognitiveExperience.Design Foundation
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Activist, Entrepreneur, Author & Chairwoman of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Brooklyn, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Transgender Activist, Actor & TED Resident
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Grammy Award-Winning Actor & Singer Known for "Glee"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Founder & CEO of Radical Health
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Spoken Word Poet, Performing Artist & LGBTQ+ Rights Political Activist
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World-Renowned Chef, Author, Restaurateur, Contributing Editor, Television Host, Actress, Avid Philanthropist, Health and Fitness Expert & Lifestyle Entrepreneur
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Santa Barbara, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Tony Award-Winning Actor; Best Known NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" & "Mr. Robot"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Singer-Songwriter, Rapper, Actress & LGBTQ Advocate
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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DEI Truth Teller, HR Change Maker, Builder of Inclusive Cultures & Startup Enthusiast
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Austin, TX, USASpeaking Topics
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Transgender & Gender-Nonconforming Activist; Executive Editor of "Out" & Former National Organizer for Transgender Law Center
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Oakland, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Transgender Actress, Model & Activist Known for HBO's "Euphoria"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Comedian, Writer, Activist & Correspondent for "The Daily Show"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Emmy Award-Winning Screenwriter, Producer & Actress
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Author of "The Wake Up" & CEO of Awaken
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Oakland, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Managing Partner of Supply Change Capital & Founding Board Member of Latinx VC; Authority on Robotics & Agricultural Technology
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Actress, Model, Author & LGBTQ Advocate
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Atlanta, GA, USASpeaking Topics
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CEO of shift7; Entrepreneur, Engineer, Third U.S. Chief Technology Officer & Former Assistant to the President
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Washington, DC, USASpeaking Topics
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Chef, Model & TV Personality Known for Netflix's "Queer Eye"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Brooklyn, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Journalist, TV Personality, Anchor of CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360°"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Actor Known For His Roles in "Juno" & "Inception"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Transgender Rights Activist; Animator, Illustrator & Youtuber
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Laguna Hills, CA, USA -
Broadway Theater Performer, Actor & Singer
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Professional Skier, Olympic Medalist, Activist, Influencer & Actor
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Denver, CO, USASpeaking Topics
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Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer, ACLU
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Philadelphia, PA, USA -
Award-Winning LGBTQ Navajo Filmmaker & Emmy-Nominated Director
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Hair & Beauty Expert, Author, Television Personality; Known for Netflix's "Queer Eye"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Medical Ethics & Technology Expert; Creator of SiriusXM Satellite Radio; Chairman and CEO of United Therapeutics Corp
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Silver Spring, MD, USA -
Star and Creator of "Special"; Author, LGBTQ Activist & Disability Advocate
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Emmy Award-Winning Comedian, Actress & Author
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Chicago, IL, USASpeaking Topics
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Founder of 5xminority, TEDx Speaker & Assistant Vice President and CIO for IT at the Graduate Center, CUNY
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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YouTube Personality, Comedian, Author & Actress; Former Host of NBC's "A Little Late with Lilly Singh"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Peruvian-American Explorer & Mountaineer; Author; Survivor of Sexual Violence; Founder and CEO of Courageous Girls
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Please ContactSpeaking Topics
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Attorney, LGBTQIA Advocate & Founder of the Chosen Family Law Center
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Actor & Trans Activist Known for "Faking It," "The Fosters" & "Shameless"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Hairstylist, TV Personality, Entrepreneur & Author
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Theoretical Neuroscientist, Technologist, Entrepreneur & Co-Founder of Socos Labs
Speaking Fee:Travels From: San Francisco, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Host & Producer of Bravo’s "Watch What Happens: Live;" Former EVP of Development & Talent at Bravo
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Transgender Rights Activist; Executive Director of the Marsha P. Johnson Institute; Co-Founder of the Global Black Lives Matter Network
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Actor & LGBTQ Activist; Best-Known for “Modern Family”
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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First Black, Transgender, Disabled Model to Sign with a Major Agency
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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LGBTQ Educator & Consultant; Author of "This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids"; Host & Producer of "First Person"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Please ContactSpeaking Topics
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Award-Winning Animator, Director, Screenwriter, Producer & Songwriter; Known as the Creator of "Steven Universe"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Machine Learning Engineer at Stanford Vision and Learning, Cancer Researcher & National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Stanford, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Founder & Creative Director at Bobby Berk Home; Interior Designer on Netflix's "Queer Eye"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Queer Transgender Tamil-Sri Lankan-American Actor, Writer & Comic
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Please ContactSpeaking Topics
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WNBA All-Star for Washington Mystics; Olympic Gold Medalist; Special Olympics Global Ambassador
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Wilmington, DE, USASpeaking Topics
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Transgender Activist, Writer & National Spokesperson for GLAAD
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Transgender Model, Dancer, Actress & Activist
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Gender Non-Conforming Model & Activist
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Goalkeeper for the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team; FIFA Women's World Cup Champion
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Orlando, FL, USASpeaking Topics
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Writer & Director of the Academy Award-Winning "Moonlight"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Fashion Icon, Former Co-Host & Mentor of "Project Runway"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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TV Personality & Fashion Designer; Best Known for "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Senior Fellow, Institute on Race, Power, and Political Economy; Co-founder of Facebook & Former Editor-in-Chief at The New Republic
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Emmy-Nominated Actor Known for "The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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English Olympic Diver; Four-Time Olympic Bronze & Gold Medalist
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Plymouth, UKSpeaking Topics
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Reality Television Personality, Runway Coach & Author
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Paris, FranceSpeaking Topics
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Former NFL Cornerback; LGBT Advocate; Executive Director, You Can Play Project; Co-Creator, This is Luv Campaign
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Transgender, LGBTQ Rights Advocate, Author, Speaker
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Activist, Cancer Warrior & Sexuality Educator
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Brooklyn, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Best-Selling Author of "I Can't Date Jesus"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USA -
Actor and Digital Creator; GLAAD'S "Queer Advocate of the Year"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Transgender Activist, Computer Systems Architect, Internet Pioneer, Entrepreneur & Author
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Poway, CA, USA -
4x Olympic Gold Medal Diver, LGBT Activist & Author
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Malibu, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Pop Singer & Dancer; Member of the Former Boy Band *NSYNC
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Best-Selling Author Known for "Call Me by Your Name"; Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Structural Biologist & LGBT Advocate
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Alamos, NM, USA -
Former Judge on "America's Next Top Model", Host of Canada's "America's Next Top Model"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Drag Queen, Model & TV Personality; Host of "RuPaul's Drag Race"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
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Actor, Singer & Activist Known for "The Hate U Give," "The Hunger Games" & "Everything, Everything"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Actor; Best Known for "Teen Wolf" & "Arrow"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: Los Angeles, CA, USASpeaking Topics
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Award-Winning Writer & Director Known for "Pariah"
Speaking Fee:Travels From: New York, NY, USASpeaking Topics
