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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 […]

Daryn Carp “I can almost pinpoint the exact moment where I knew I wanted to be in television: I was seven years old,” reality TV and podcast host Daryn Carp […]

Wednesday Martin “Our world is so richly weird,” says Wednesday Martin. The cultural critic and author of books like Untrue: Why Nearly Everything We Believe About Women, Lust, and Infidelity […]

Alyce Emory Throughout her life, award-winning production and community engagement professional Alyce Emory has constantly been reminded of the consistent marginalization of Black lesbians. Even within the LGBTQ+ community, there […]

Natasha Jahchan Natasha Jahchan, like many in the LGBTQ+ community, knows there are far too few queer and lesbian spaces to gather. “I felt like I had a duty to […]

Renee Montgomery Renee Montgomery fell in love with hoops at a young age. She began her illustrious basketball career in Connecticut, where she played for the UConn Huskies and led […]

Ayana Omilade Flewellen As a student of history, anthropologist Ayana Omilade Flewellen appreciates every artifact she finds on an archaeological excavation. “Every button, piece of ceramic, bead, glass fragment,” they […]

Braunwyn Windham-Burke Reality TV star, activist, and mother Braunwyn Windham-Burke wants to make a positive impact on the world. A housewife of 19 years, she was excited by the opportunity […]

Tabitha Jackson “While I could never have presumed to dream that one day this queer little mixed-race girl from rural England would be responsible for the Sundance Film Festival, I […]

Rachel Karp, Sarah Gabrielli & Jen McGinity The idea for the podcast Cruising came to co-creators Rachel Karp (l), Sarah Gabrielli (c), and Jen McGinity (r) on New Year’s Eve […]

Jen Tullock “Growing up gay in conservative Kentucky meant growing up with an obscured mirror,” actor Jen Tullock reflects. “I didn’t know what other versions of myself looked like.” Tullock, […]

Amanda Chidester In 2019, softball player Amanda “Chiddy” Chidester (l) was cut from Team USA. Though many would have thrown in the towel, Chidester took a different approach. “In that […]

Michele Rayner Michele Rayner made history in 2020 when she was elected as the first openly queer Black member of the Florida Legislature. As a civil rights and social justice […]

Coya White Hat-Artichoker “We have to unpack and interrogate the ways colonization has led us to embrace patriarchy and heterosexism,” says Coya White Hat-Artichoker, co-founding member of the First Nations […]

Donna Loring Donna Loring has been many things in her lifetime: a Vietnam veteran; a Maine state legislator; an Indigenous Persons advocate. “The various paths I have chosen, I chose […]

Suzanne Feldman “I clearly remember standing on a chair in preschool, telling my schoolmates the story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff,” Suzanne Feldman tells GO. “Possibly it was their […]

Jackie Aude & Paula Wegman Inspired by global bath culture and the need for queer- and trans-centered wellness spaces, Jackie Aude (l) and Paula Wegman founded hotbox mobile sauna—an inclusive […]

Kaela S. Singleton On Twitter, Dr. Kaela S. Singleton calls herself the “Beyoncé of Neuroscience.” The Black, Samoan, and queer neuroscientist and postdoctoral fellow at Emory University School of Medicine […]

  Lea DeLaria What has been the most rewarding aspect of Lea DeLaria’s career, other than the attention it earns her from the ladies? “That I have been able to […]

Alejandra Caraballo “When I was doing direct legal services, my clients were some of the most inspiring people given everything they’ve gone through,” Alejandra Caraballo, a Clinical Instructor at Harvard […]

One glance at Wegener’s erotic art featuring sex between females shows you that she was very familiar with lesbianism – the happiness, wit and charm of her relaxed drawings suggest that she herself had sex with women.

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“I guess what I didn’t realize is maybe I could become the super champion I wanted to see in the world,” says Mattea Roach, the latest Jeopardy! super-champion.