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Margaret Cho Margaret Cho is loved by many, but the comic’s family still has notes. “My grandmother said ‘You look like bloated, as if you’ve been found dead in a […]

Jaime Grant Dr. Jaime M. Grant is no stranger to adversity and discrimination. She was kicked out of her family for being a lesbian. She’s “been fired for being too […]

Caroline Earleywine “I used to have to really help students unpack what they’d been taught about poetry, that it’s a riddle that has one right answer, that if you don’t […]

Caitlin Ryan “Every year there is more to do—not less—in the fight for equity and human rights,” Dr. Caitlin Ryan tells GO. Ryan is a well-respected pioneer in the field […]

Kate Dolan “Despite all my mother’s attempts to steer me towards a reputable career, I just kept being drawn to filmmaking,” writer and director Kate Dolan tells GO. As a […]

Kataluna Enriquez Kataluna Enriquez scored a big win for trans visibility when she was crowned Miss Nevada in 2021, and became the first out trans woman to compete in the […]

Alexandria Hollett “Being a queer woman is a gift, and my activism, art, teaching, and scholarship are impacted not just because I’m queer in terms of my sexuality, but because […]

Judy Gold “Representation is everything,” Judy Gold tells GO. And she would know. The out comedian with a mile-long resume—standup specials on HBO, Comedy Central and LOGO, roles on everything […]

Joy Chia “My career has taken quite a lot of twists and turns,” Joy Chia tells GO, “but a thread that runs through all of my experiences is that I […]

Laura Erickson-Schroth “The two aspects of my work I love the most are connecting with young people and creating resources that impact people’s lives,” says Laura Erickson-Schroth. A psychiatrist, author, […]

Kelley O’Hara Kelley O’Hara is a superstar in the soccer world, but that’s not the only athletic prowess she can brag about. “I’m above average at handstands!” she tells GO. […]

Deborah VanTrece Chef Deborah VanTrece is heralded as one of the South’s most renowned culinary personalities. The best-selling author and founder of the Atlanta-based VanTrece Hospitality Group is a successful […]

Angela Barnes & Renauda Riddle As Black queer women, long-time friends Angela Barnes (l) and Renauda Riddle (r) know what it’s like to be in uncomfortable and unwelcoming spaces. Armed […]

Jessica Esquivel Dr. Jessica Esquivel has always been drawn to science. As a young girl, she spent hours watching the Sci-Fi Channel with her aunt. She was then inspired to […]

Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner “Growing up in the early 2000s, I rarely saw queer people in the media and long wanted to change that,” recalls Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner. And she has. […]

Linda Lewis In 2008, Linda Lewis provided entertainment to one local Pride celebration. Eleven years later, she facilitated most of the entertainment for WorldPride NYC. Now, Lewis’s Left of Center […]

Natasha Jones For Natasha Jones, the most rewarding part of her job “is watching a young person connect with the com- munity in a way that is affirming, safe, and […]

Kimberleigh Joy Smith For Kimberleigh Joy Smith, Senior Director of Public Policy and Advocacy at New York’s Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, observing the effects of the AIDS crisis was pivotal […]

Jodie Dawson & Kristine-Ellis Petrik A clinical psychologist and an award-winning journalist walk into a coffee shop: what sounds like the setup for a joke is a dream fully realized […]

Siobhan Fahey Creative producer Siobhan Fahey is what you’d call an accidental archivist. As a self-described “radical punk dyke” who lived in London during the 1980s, “I realized that our […]

Hilary Price For award-winning cartoonist Hilary Price, the most rewarding part of her job is “when someone reads my cartoon and says, ‘That is SO true,’” she tells GO. “It […]

Lori Torres “I started LasReinasNYC for our Latina community because I realized that as large as we were in the scene, we didn’t have venues or bars that catered to […]

Megan Rapinoe Olympic gold medalist, two-time World Cup Champion and New York Times-bestselling author: Megan Rapinoe is a legend, no question. But for the out soccer star and fan favorite […]

Hua Boonyapisomparn “Like other families, my parents have always been worried about me being a trans woman, because they heard and saw other trans people being discriminated against and experiencing […]

I.S. Jones “Writing grounds me in the physical world,” I.S. Jones tells GO. “It’s the filter by which I make sense of myself and everything around me.” For the poet, […]

Debra Shore An avid outdoorswoman and environmentalist, Debra Shore has climbed 42 mountains in Colorado that are more than 14,000’ high. As impressive as that is, Shore’s environmental work is […]

Dana Rudolph “Becoming a mom channeled my interests specifically into LGBTQ family issues,” writer and out parenting blogger Dana Rudolph tells GO. After leaving her job with Merrill Lynch to […]

Haylie McCleney Professional softball player Haylie McCleney takes pride in inspiring the next group of female athletes. “I take my responsibility as a role model very seriously,” she tells GO, […]

Amy Schneider After an impressive 40-game winning streak on Jeopardy!, Amy Schneider became a household name. She’s not only the most successful woman to compete on Jeopardy!, she’s also the […]

Gabriela Santiago-Romero “Growing up, I only saw old, white men in [political] office, and I thought that was a requirement,” Gabriela Santiago-Romero tells GO. “If it wasn’t for leaders like […]

Gabi Meit & Shanna Sciara Gabi Meit (l) and Shanna Sciara (r) love to travel the world. But when researching possible places to go, “it became really clear that there […]

Erin Parisi “The mountains have always been my jam,” Erin Parisi tells GO. “They contain all of the elements for an incredible workout, a simple day of meditation, an escape […]

Erica Sullivan Olympian Erica Sullivan made history in the Tokyo Games as the first American openly- lesbian swimmer to win an Olympic medal. Her outstanding performance in the first-ever women’s […]

Sam Kirk “As a public artist, I have this amazing opportunity to make a statement that thousands of people will see,” Sam Kirk tells GO. When Kirk was young, her […]

Alex Hanna “After I came out as a trans woman in graduate school, I started wondering about the connection of queer people and data,” Dr. Alex Hanna tells GO. “Queer […]

Crystal Hudson “My commitment to public service started when I became a caregiver for my mother, who lived with Alzheimer’s disease for eight years,” Crystal Hudson tells GO. Through her […]