LGBTQ Speakers

Founder of Constellation Research, AI Expert, Author

World Champion Swimmer & First Person to Swim from Cuba to Florida; Author, Sports Journalist & Broadcaster; Co-Founder, BravaBody & EverWalk

Writer, Activist & Entrepreneur; Award-Winning Author of "The Wake Up"; Co-Founder & CEO of Awaken

Fashion Designer & Advocate for HIV/AIDS Awareness

Award-Winning Journalist; Former NPR White House Correspondent; NYT Bestselling Author of "The Best Strangers in the World"

Tony Award-Winning Actor & Singer Known for "Glee"

Gender Non-Conforming Model, Actor & Activist

Actor & Trans Activist Known for " "The Fosters," "Shameless" & "Marvel Runaways"

Transgender Activist & National Face of Transgender Student Rights; Co-Author of "If You’re a Kid Like Gavin"

Director of External Affairs at Equitas Health; LGBTQ+ Inclusion & Equity Advocate

Transgender Rights Activist; Animator, Illustrator & Youtuber

Actor Known For His Roles in "Juno" & "Inception"; Author of "Pageboy"

Founder of Backstage Capital & Venture Capitalist; Author & Tech Inclusion Activist

Gun Violence Advocate, March for Our Lives Organizer, Columbia Student

Award-Winning Actress, Producer, Activist & Humanitarian; NYT Bestselling Author of her Memoir "The Beauty of Living Twice"

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

Golden Globe Award-Winning Actress & Producer; Known for "Empire" & "Hidden Figures"; Author of "Around the Way Girl"; Mental Health Advocate

Former U.S. Congressman & Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee

Native Hawaiian Transgender Teacher, Award-Winning Filmmaker, Cultural Practitioner & Community Leader

Emmy Award-Winning Actress Known for "Sex and the City" & "And Just Like That..."; LGBTQ Rights & Public Education Advocate