Gender & Sexuality Speakers
tony keith jr.
Black and Gay Award-winning Poet | Spoken Word Artist | Educational Leader and Author for Youth
Dr. Tony Keith Jr. is a poet, spoken word artist, and CEO of Ed Emcee Academy. Author of How the Boogeyman Became a Poet, he shares stories of courage, identity, and hope. Through Hip-Hop and poetry, he inspires students and equips teachers to create empowering, culturally relevant learning spaces.
kristen arnett
Kristen is a darkly funny and unabashedly queer NYT bestselling author.
Kristen is the queer author of With Teeth: A Novel which was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in fiction and the NYT bestselling debut novel Mostly Dead Things which was also a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in fiction. Her latest novel Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One explores the themes of humor and community.
hafizah augustus geter
Winner of the PEN Open Book Award and the Lambda Literary Award | A New Yorker Best Book of the Year
Through a unique combination of gripping memoir, history, political analysis, cultural criticism, and Afrofuturist thought, The Black Period explores her parents’ lessons on the art of Black revision to create a space for the beauty of Blackness, Islam, disability, and queerness to flourish.
DOUGLAS BOIN
Acclaimed Historian | award-winning Archaeologist
Doug’s books analyze the past to help readers navigate and better understand the present. Growing up gay, the weirdness of the ancient world and its seemingly irrelevance to life back home had made it easy to build an intellectual fort inside historical ruins. Thirty years on, Doug shares the hidden stories of history to ensure that Rome and all its stories remain accessible, compelling, and above all, unexpectedly relevant to all.
jezz chung
Inclusive Wellness Advisor | Multidisciplinary Artist | Disability Advocate | Creative Career Coach
A former dancer, trained actor, and award-winning writer, Jezz Chung is a creative force with sharp cultural insights and a globally recognized voice for social change.