Lana Wachowski's Visibility Award Speech

"Every one of us, every person here, every human life presents a negotiation between public and private identity."

Dan Savage: Return to the Scene of the Crime

by Jolie Roberson

Warning: may contain some offensive language!

I love this story by Dan Savage about the death of his mother and the relationship he has with Catholicism.  Dan Savage is an American author, media pundit, journalist, and  newspaper editor.  He is most notably the writer for Savage Love, an often hilarious and always very frank relationship and sex advice column.  He and his husband, Terry Miller, started the "It Gets Better" project to help prevent suicide among LGBT youth.  

Andrea Gibson - Poet, Activist

by Jolie Roberson

Andrea Gibson is an award-winning poet and activist. Her poetry focuses on gender norms, politics, and the struggles queer people face in today's society. Gibson disclosed that she chose to write what was in her bones and thus these subject matters are what came out. On top of using poetry to express what she feels and tackle real issues, she is involved with many group activists. She often performs at Take Back the Night Events, LGBT events, Pride events, Trans* events, Anti-war rallies, Peace rallies, organizations against the occupation of Palestine, groups focused on examining the wrongs of capitalism, patriarchy and white supremacy. - Wikipedia

*Warning, may contain some adult language.*

These are just my favorites.  Go to YouTube and type in her name to find many more.