Religion
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groundbreaking Minnesota politician
Minneapolis, MN
Karen was born in 1945 in Oklahoma, but her family soon moved to a farm in Edgerton, Minnesota. Because her family were sharecroppers, Karen learned...
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Trans Health and Wellness Advocate
Desert Hot Springs, CA
Thomi Clinton was born on August 5, 1970 in East Chicago, Indiana and grew up in Mountainburg, Arkansas. Her father worked in farming and drilling....
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Medical care entrepreneur
Grand Prairie, TX
Emma Colquitt-Sayers was born in 1953 in Alabama, and grew up mostly in Hastings, Florida with her grandmother, a share cropper who taught her the...
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1st Black Trans Woman on Presidential HIV/AIDS Council
College Park, GA
Tori Cooper is a health and equity advocate, community organizer, author, and leading figure in the transgender and HIV communities. Tori was born on May...
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Mulitidisciplinary Artist and Queer/Disability Activist
Palm Springs, CA
Miguel Criado was born on February 1, 1965, in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. As an infant, Miguel’s family moved to Ponce during a time of...
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adoption trailblazer
Lawrenceburg, KY
Jennifer Crossen was born in 1957 in Yokosuka, Japan, where her father was stationed as a doctor in the U.S. Navy. At three, Jennifer’s family...
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Indigenous HIV community activist; Water Walker
St Paul, MN
Sharon Day was born in 1951 in Northern Minnesota. Both of her parents were enrolled members of Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe. She grew up...
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Chicana writer, early Santa Monica family descendant
Santa Monica, CA
Terri de la Peña was born on February 20, 1947 in Santa Monica, California. Her father was a descendant of the Marquez family, one of...
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Felipa DeLeon and Monique Mousseau
Two-Spirit Founders of Uniting Resilience
Box Elder, SD
Felipa De Leon (native name: Theíčihila Wi) was born on June 1st 1969 in Dowagiac, Michigan, and grew up on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation....
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DISABLED VETERAN, 1ST TRANS CANDIDATE FOR STATE OFFICE IN SD
Rapid City, SD
Toni Diamond was born in St. Louis Park, Minnesota on January 16th 1968. She grew up in a physically, emotionally, and mentally abusive home, which...
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community mental health activist
Phillips Ranch, Pomona, CA
Marianne Diaz was born in Santa Monica, California, and grew up in Lennox, a poor neighborhood in the flight path of Los Angeles International Airport....
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FOUNDER / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GLITS
Ozone Park, Queens, NY
Brooklyn-born Ceyenne Doroshow grew up in a traditional Black middle-class family, religious and conservative to a fault. Her mother was an educator and neighborhood staple,...
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