lecture
Ruthie Berman & Connie Kurtz
From HBO/Cinemax' Ruthie & Connie: Every Room in the House, winner of 14 film festival awards, litigants for the right to marry in FL, speakers who inspire, transform and electrify audiences
Dan Choi
On March 19, 2009,
Lt. Dan Choi, a West Point graduate and Iraq veteran fluent in Arabic, announced that he was gay on The Rachel Maddow Show. Because of three words – “I am gay” – Lt. Choi’s life changed forever. Despite his extreme value as an Arabic speaker able to communicate quickly and clearly with the Iraqi people, one month after his announcement Lt. Dan Choi was notified that the Army had begun discharge proceedings against him. He was one of only eight soldiers from his graduating class who majored in Arabic.
D'LO
Groundbreaking. Sharp. Fierce. Raw. Hilarious. Brilliant.
larry flick
One of the most influential popular music journalists in the U.S., poised among the industry's top taste-making voices.
tami gold
Lesbian filmmaker with a documentary Every Mother's Son, about three mothers in New York City whose children have been killed by police and who transform their grief into an opportunity for profound social change. Acclaimed for Juggling Gender , Politics, Sex and Identity: a Portrait of Jennifer Miller and Still Juggling.
Mimi gonzalez
Gazing into the Crystal Brown Ball :
Tales, Truths and Predictions of a Post-Modern Latina Explorer
lz granderson
LZ Granderson writes a weekly column for CNN.com, and has been named Journalist of the Year by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association. He is a senior writer and columnist for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com, a 2011 and 2010 nomine, and the 2009 winner of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation award for online journalism. Follow him on Twitter: @locs_n_laughs. He is a contributor to ESPN's Sports Center, Outside the Lines and First Take . This former Detroit gang member rose to be selected a Hechinger Fellow at Columbia University and has become one of the most visible openly gay men working in sports today. In his commentary, LZ has tackled taboo subjects such as use of the N-word in the black community, the presence of gays in the locker room, and the truths and lies of reverse rascism. He won a 2009 GLAAD award in online journalism, and his op-ed piece on cnn.com, "Gay is not the new black" ignited a national conversation on race, and sexuality.
Daniel Hernandez Jr.
Former Congressional intern credited with saving Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ). At 21 years of age, Daniel is hailed as a true American hero that represents us all. President Obama, Sen. John McCain, and Former Super Court Justice, Sandra Day O'Connor have all praised his heroic actions, while he rejects the title of hero.
cleve jones
From the highs of the 1970s gay revolution to the lows of the mid-1980s when many of his friends were dying from a mysterious disease; from being near death himself to being granted a reprieve with the invention of the triple cocktail; Cleve Jones has experienced the emotional roller coaster of life as an HIV-positive individual. He was responsible for one of the most emotionally poignant symbols of the fight against AIDS: the AIDS Quilt. A lifelong political activist, Jones used his anger and despair at the deaths of many of his friends and San Francisco's Castro-district community members to fight for more recognition, funding, and acceptance of AIDS victims. Jones is portrayed by actor Emile Hirsch in Milk, director Gus Van Sant's 2008 biopic of Harvey Milk
rich kiamco
Critically acclaimed Filipino-American performer and writer lecturing on GAYSIAN in America, minority and queer culture, spirituality and politics
the kinsey sicks
"From Over-Achievas to Singing Drag Divas: How 4 Men Fashioned a Creative, Political, and Glamorous Career in an Unqueer World"
Kand McQueen
Born and raised in rural Indiana, Kand realized from the start that “she” felt like a boy. Early experiences caused a rejection of those feelings, and after decades of denial, Kand grew to identify as a transgendered person. As part of the process of acceptance, Kand entered graduate school with the goal of exploring the two-and-only-two-sex/two-gender paradigm currently assumed by Western thought from an academic perspective
love your junk
Previously known as F@#k Your Health is a performance that combines comedy with health advocacy. Through performance they seek to demystify the exam process and encourage individual and community action by inviting you to particpate, dialogue and laugh with the queer community. The people of Love Your Junk encourage all queers to take charge of our bodies and our health.
grace moon
Grace is the pre-eiminent authority on
the arts/lesbian representation in the arts, new media/lesbian media, as well as current event topics—weaving in identity issues and perspectives.
donna rose
Donna’s story is more than simply a journey across gender. Although that may be the most obvious indicator, it is actually a much deeper journey of self-discovery, and of self-definition. She has been featured on Entertainment Tonight, in USA Today, in Marie Claire Magazine, and in many local and national media efforts as an advocate on transgender and transsexual issues
carrie & elisia ross-stone
Known as the "Rainbow Grannies, they bicycled across America to bring awareness to the issue of same-sex marriage. Carrie and Elisia are the subjects of a documentary film, A Time to Ride.
dan savage
His column, "Savage Love," is an internationally syndicated sex-advice column read by millions of people every week. Savage is the author of Savage Love, a collection of his advice columns, The Kid, an award-winning memoir about adoption, and Skipping Towards Gomorrah.
jason stuart
In addition to being an uproarious comic, Jason is now available as a lecturer with "Coming Out in Hollywood: Making It to the Middle"
Rob smith
A gay Iraq war veteran, writer, and lecturer, Rob has spoken out about his experiences as a gay enlisted soldier in the U.S. Army across the country and written numerous articles about Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and other political issues at USA Today, The Huffington Post, and Salon.com among others. His experiences as an enlisted soldier from a working-class African-American background bring a unique and relatable perspective to the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell debate.
rose troche
Award winning writer, director, producer of both film and television. Her first feature, Go Fish (1994) was released to wide acclaim and has become a seminal film in the history of queer cinema. In 2004 Troche completed the pilot for Showtime’s The L Word and went on to direct, write and produce for the show’s six seasons.
SHANE WINDMEYER
Windmeyer is a national leader in gay and lesbian civil rights and a champion for LGBT issues on college campuses. He is the founder and Executive Director of Campus Pride, the only national organization for student leaders and campus groups working to create a safer college environment for LGBT students.