LGBTQ+ Pride Month Speakers

Peruvian-American Explorer & Mountaineer; Founder and CEO of Courageous Girls; Author of "In the Shadow of the Mountain"

Advocate, Community Organizer & Policy Expert for Disability Rights & Justice; Founding Executive Director of The Autistic People of Color Fund

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

Soccer Legend & Olympic Gold Medalist; Gender Equality Activist; New York Times Bestselling Author

Actor, Writer & Producer; Host of History Podcast "Here We Go Again"; Former Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement

Attorney & Author; LGBTQ, Trans & Diversity Rights Activist; Founder of the Trans People of Color Coalition

Actor, Comedian, Writer, Producer, Director & Former U.S. Marine

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

Social Justice Advocate, Community Organizer & TED Speaker; Former Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer at the ACLU

Leading Scholar of Black LGBTQ+ History; 2022 TED Global Visionary; Award-Winning Journalist & Writer

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

Author, Entrepreneur & Public Speaker; Co-Owner of Joe's Pub at the Public Theater; Author of "The Bold World"

Grammy & Tony Award-Winning Actress; Known for "The Color Purple," "Wicked" & "Harriet"; Vice President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts

Nonbinary, Genderfluid Content Creator & Bestselling Author of “How To Be You”

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

Emmy Award-Winning Television Host, Mental Health Advocate & Culture Expert on Netflix's "Queer Eye"

Award-Winning Comedian, Writer & Actor; Author of The Best-Selling Memoir "The One You Want to Marry (And Other Identities I've Had)"

Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist & Captain of the 2026 U.S. Olympic Women's Hockey Team; Advocate for Gender Equality in Hockey

Founder of Backstage Capital & Venture Capitalist; Culture Shifter, Innovator, & Author

Journalist, Podcaster & Author; Host of "On with Kara Swisher"; Co-Founder of Vox Media's Recode