Gay & Lesbian (LGBT) SPEAKERS
Despite having made great strides through recent Supreme Court rulings and high profile celebrities like Caitlyn Jenner taking LGBT issues into the mainstream, the Gay and Lesbian community still struggles to achieve acceptance, equality and recognition.
Our LGBT Speakers represent an array of diverse voices addressing various social, political and cultural issues affecting the LGBT community to go beyond tolerance and diversity to build understanding, open minds and opportunities for acceptance and awareness, and transcend coexistence to create collaboration and connection.
Gay & Lesbian (LGBT) SPEAKERS
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Martina Navratilova |
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Martina Navratilova dominated tennis in the 1980s and has been called the greatest all-round player in the sport’s history. Admired for her integrity and persona both on and off the court, the sports heroine is also a respected human rights activist and high profile ambassador for gay and lesbian rights. Born and raised in communist Czechoslovakia, Navratilova succeeded in receiving permission from the government to play in the 1975 U.S.… Read More |
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Lily Tomlin |
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Lily Tomlin is an actress, writer, producer and one of America’s most well known comedians. She has appeared in countless films and TV shows, as well as theater and animation. She has won six Emmys, two Tonys, a Drama Desk Award, an Outer Critics’ Circle Award, a CableAce Award, a Grammy, two Peabody Awards and a Mark Twain Prize. Growing up in a working-class neighborhood in Detroit, Tomlin says she… Read More |
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