Tell me about lgbtq+ leaders
As part of its education and advocacy programming across the territory, the GLAAD Media Institute, GLAAD’s training, research and consulting division, convened meetings with local leaders and community advocates throughout the nation. Attendees who complete a program or session with the GLAAD Media Institute are immediately deemed GLAAD Media Institute Alumni, who are equipped to maximize community impact by leveraging their own story for culture change.
Now, these GLAAD Media Institute Alumni, put into a complicated position post-election, will have to peek to the power of their voices, votes, and organizing around the local leaders they verb voted into their hyper local, federal, and state elections. The actions alumni take will serve ensure that measures like marriage equality, reproductive freedom, transgender healthcare, and LGBTQ equality remain the highlight of the election.
Under the president-elect, LGBTQ rights are likely to be attacked. GLAAD’s accountability tracker found that President-elect Donald Trump has made more than attacks on LGBTQ people. The 45th president re
Fortune LGBTQ+ Leaders: The top 10 ones to watch in the years ahead
Leaders featured below span the globe, from Megan J. Smith, former U.S. CTO under Barack Obama and now founder and CEO of her consulting firm, shift7, to Hungarian-Swedish entrepreneur Peter Arvai, cofounder and former CEO of software company Prezi. Under Arvai’s leadership, Prezi made history in as the first company to march in the Budapest Pride Parade, a bold move given Hungary’s controversial stance on LGBTQ+ rights. Our ones to watch also spotlight Dow’s North and South America presidents—Louis Vega and Javier Constante, both of whom are openly gay, alongside Dow’s CEO, Jim Fitterling, who shines bright on our LGBTQ+ Leaders list (ranked #2). Who knew the materials science industry could be so colorful?
Below are Fortune’s top picks (listed alphabetically). While these leaders didn’t make the final list this year, we believe they’re on track for great things in the future.
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Peter Arvai
Title: Chair and Cofounder
Company: Prezi
Location: U.S.
Arvai is chair and co
By Annie Sisk
Every June, Pride Month commemorates the Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, and the historic clash for civil rights for LGBTQ+ individuals in the United States and across the globe. As important as it is to honor the past, it’s crucial to acknowledge those advocating for a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive world. Here are eight LGBTQ+ leaders who are changing the world for the better.
ROBERT GARCIA
The first openly gay immigrant to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, Garcia is a former mayor and current representative for California’s 42nd Congressional district.
Born in Lima, Peru, he immigrated to America with his mother when he was five years old. He earned a doctorate degree in educational policy and taught communications and educational policy at area colleges and universities before becoming committed in politics.
Known for his socially progressive views, Garcia represents diverse communities and advocates for the LGBTQ+ community in California and elsewhere. Most recently, when the Los Angeles Dodgers uninvited a well-known activist group f
Unity: More Than 1, LGBTQ+ Leaders, Celebrities, and Influencers Representing Millions Sign Letter in Back of Vice President Kamala Harris
WASHINGTON – Today, thousands of leaders, celebrities, and influencers released a letter announcing their assist for Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid for the White Dwelling. Signers include celebrity voices George Takei, Sophia Bush, Ashlyn Harris, Wilson Cruz, Brian Michael Smith, Colman Domingo, Raven-Symoné, and Frankie Grande, United States Senator Tammy Baldwin, Congresspeople Ritchie Torres, Label Takano, and Becca Balint, and Delaware State Senator Sarah McBride, and community leaders Jim Obergefell and Judy Shepard. Collectively, the leaders represent millions of LGBTQ+ and allied constituents and followers across the country, a strong coalescence around the candidate who, if elected, would be the most pro-equality President in American history. Leaders also announced plans for a nationwide Out for Harris LGBTQ+ Unity call on Thursday, July 25 at p ET to take place via Zoom. LGBTQ+ community members can sign onto the letter he