Penni Ashe Matz
Penni Ashe Matz andGwendolyn Smith organized the first observance of Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 28, 1999, the first anniversary of Rita Hester’s death.
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Gwendolyn Ann Smith
Gwendolyn Ann Smith, a transgender woman from San Francisco, to begin the “Remembering Our Dead” website memorial in order to commemorate the lives of transgender people who have been killed. With the help of fellow activist Penni Ashe Matz, Smith organized the first observance of Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 28, 1999, the first anniversary of Rita Hester’s death.
Daughters of Bilitis
The Daughters of Bilitis were the first lesbian rights group in the United States, founded in San Francisco in 1955.
Dr Ada Cheung
Associate Professor Ada Cheung is a renowned endocrinologist who is a global leader in transgender health.
Channyn Parker
Channyn Parker works as the Manager of the TransLife Center of Chicago House.
Lilli Vincenz
German-American LGBTQIA+ rights activist
Yolanda Alaniz
Chicana socialist working for women, LGBT, workers’ and immigrant rights
Heather Purser
Heather Purser fought for legalizing same-sex marriage within the Suquamish Tribe.
Erin Waters
Erin Waters is a healthcare educator and activist with a focus on the Black and Indigenous queer community.
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Nonbinary femme poet, writer and intersectional activist, who advocates for disability justice as well as for Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans (LGBT+) and Black, Indigenous, and People Of Color (BIPOC) rights.