Dr Stella Nyanzi
Ugandan medical anthropologist who has written about sexuality, HIV/AIDS and women’s health. She is also a political activist who campaigns for women and girls rights, as well as the rights of LGBTQIA+ people.
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Ann Louise Gilligan
Irish theologian, LGBT rights activist and educator
Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda is an award-winning actor, a political activist, and a former fitness guru.
Emily Randall
US Representative from Washington
Jasmine Beach-Ferrara
21st century American writer
Dr Penny Whetton
Pioneering climate scientist
Brenda Appleton
Brenda Appleton has demonstrated outstanding leadership in the trans and gender diverse communities in Victoria, Australia.
Felicity Marlowe
A tireless campaigner for the rights of diverse families and the LGBTIQ community in Australia.
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.
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.