Karine Jean-Pierre
White House Press Secretary
Karine Jean-Pierre is the first openly queer person to hold the position of Press Secretary for the President of the United States. Prior to that, she served as Chief os Staff for the Vice-President Kamala Harris during the 2020 presidential campaign. Jean-Pierre is also the author of the memoir “Moving Forward: A Story of Hope, Hard Work, and the Promise of America.”
Kylar Broadus
Attorney + Trans Activist
Kylar Broadus is an attorney and an activist. He’s the founder and director of the Trans People of Color Coalition, which is dedicated to advocating and protecting the civil rights of transgender people of color. Broadus is also the first openly transgender person to testify before Senate.
Gerren Keith Gaynor
White House Correspondent/Managing Editor — The Grio Politics
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Muaree Turner
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
State Representative Mauree Turner is the first out non-binary state legislator in U.S. history and the first Muslim member of the Oklahoma Legislature. They previously served on the board of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and led criminal justice reform initiatives with the American Civil Liberties Union.
Phill Wilson
Activist + Founder of The Black Aids Institute
Phil Wilson is an activist and the founder of the Black Aids Institute, an organization dedicated to ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Black community. In 2010, Wilson was appointed to President Obama’s Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.
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