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#DarnellLMoore (January 24, 1976 – ): A writer who focuses on themes of anti-racism, feminism, queer theory and anti-colonial thought and advocacy for each of these causes, his writing has been featured in the #FeministWire, #Ebony, and #TheHuffingtonPost. Raised in #Camden, #NewJersey, he was appointed by then #Newark Mayor #CoryBooker to serve as the Chair of Newark’s #LGBTConcernsAdvisoryCommission, the first group of its kind in New Jersey.Continue reading “Darnell L. Moore”

#PatriaJimenez (1957 – ): A Mexican politician who also heads #ClosetDeSorJuana (Sister Juana’s Closet), a lesbian rights group named after Juana Ines de la Cruz (a Carmelite nun and Mexican poet), she has been fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in #Mexico for over two decades. Representing the #PartidoDeLaRevolucionDemocratica (Party of the Democratic Revolution), she was the first openly LGBT member of Mexico’sContinue reading “Patria Jiménez”

#HarveyMilk (May 22, 1930 – November 27, 1978): Born in #Woodmere, #LongIsland, Milk was born to Lithuanian Jewish parents. After graduating from what is now #SUNYAlbany, Milk served during the Korean War in the #UnitedStatesNavy as a diving officer and instructor, becoming a teacher after being honorably discharged. Though certainly gay, Milk did not becomeContinue reading “Harvey Milk”

#LorraineHansberry (May 19, 1930 – January 12, 1965): The first Black woman to have a play performed on Broadway with her work, Hansberry’s #ARaisinInTheSun, which highlights the lives of Black Americans living under racial segregation in Chicago via red-lining, brought to light many truths of American life for Black people in America. Hansberry’s own family had struggled against racism and segregation when she wasContinue reading “Lorraine Hansberry”

#DominiqueJackson (March 20, 1975 – ): Known in the #BallroomScene as #TyraAllureRoss, Jackson is a Tobagonian-American actress, author, and model. She is best known around the world for her role as #ElectraAbundance on the FX series #Pose, a role she stated that she knew she had to have when she heard about the television series. Growing up in Trinidad and Tobago, Dominique grewContinue reading “Dominique Jackson”

#IndyaMoore (January 17, 1995 – ): Born in the #Bronx, Moore is of #Haitian, #PuertoRican, and #Dominican ancestry. When Moore was 14, they fled their parents’ home owing to their transphobia and entered into the foster care system. They moved around within the system, eventually living in all five boroughs of #NewYorkCity, and they droppedContinue reading “Indya Moore”

#BillyPorter (September 21, 1969 – ): Born in Pittsburgh, Porter grew up in a very religious household where he had revealed he was sexually abused as a child by his stepfather. As he became older he became more interested in acting and graduated from #CarnegieMellonUniversity with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama and aContinue reading “Billy Porter”

#DelMartin (May 5, 1921 – August 27, 2008) and #PhyllisLyon (November 10, 1924 – April 9, 2020): Martin was born in San Francisco and pursued a degree in journalism. Lyon was born in Oklahoma and during the 1940s and 1950s worked as a journalist after obtaining her degree at UCBerkeley. Both women met in 1950Continue reading “Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon”