Audre Lorde
Mother, Lesbian, Feminist, Activist, Author, University Professor.
Barbara Giddings
Leader in the early days of the movement. Protested in Philadelphia, Washington, DC, in front of the White House, and was instrumental in the Daughters of Bilitis.
Barbara Jordan
First Black woman to represent Texas in US House, to address a national political convention, and served on the Committee to impeach President Nixon, College Professor and many more firsts.
Bayard Rustin
Negotiated Blacks joining white unions, organized the Martin Luther King, Jr. March on Washington, logistics for the Civil Rights Movement, Human Rights & Pacifist Leader.
Billie Jean King
Tennis Professional, Feminist, Activist, Equal Pay for Equal Work, The United States Tennis Center is named for her.
Billy Porter
Activist, Author, Artist, Entertainer, Award Winner.
Diana Nyad
Activist, Swimmer (from Cuba to Florida), Author
Frank Kameny
Activist, Homosexual Rights, Led protests for equality & to hold government jobs, Defended those who lost their government jobs because of their orientation. Out and proud.
Maragret Mary Wilson, MD
Doctor, Wife, Immigrant from Nigeria, Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer of United Health, responsible for the company committing $100 million to DEI.
Harvey Milk
Activist, Politician (one of the first gays elected to public office), Martyr.
James Baldwin
Activist for LGBTQ+ and Black rights, Civil Rights leader, Author, Opinion Maker, Public Speaker.
Larry Kramer
Activist, Author, AIDS Activist, Founder of ACT-UP, Founder of Gay Mens Health Crisis, Playwright and Screenplay Writer.
Laverne Cox
Trans Activist, First Trans woman on the cover of TIME, Award Winner, Model, Actor.
Marsha P. Johnson
Activist, Founder of STAR (organization to house and feed homeless trans youth), Part of the Stonewall Uprising.
Silvia Rivera
Activist, Founder of STAR (organization to house and feed homeless trans youth), Part of the founding of a number of other early LGBTQ+ organizations.
Urvashi Vaid
Activist, Lawyer, Foundation CEO, Educator, Board Member, Fierce.
