Marcus Arana

Two-spirit transgender educator

San Francisco, CA

Born in Anchorage, Alaska in 1957, Marcus Arana was given the name Mary by his parents. As one of three children in a working class...
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Peggy Blevins

ALLY, SURROGATE MOTHER TO TWO-SPIRIT COMMUNITIES

Jay, OK

Peggy Blevins was born on July 8th, 1952. She was raised on a farm in Jay, Oklahoma, a small city with a vibrant Native American...
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Carolyn Brandy

Drummer, creator of women's drumming spaces

Cheltenham, PA

Carolyn Brandy was born in Tampa, Florida on July 20, 1946. With a father in the US Army special forces, Carolyn lived in Georgia, Maryland,...
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Joey Criddle

Arena Director for Two-Spirit Gatherings

Elkins, AR

Joey Criddle was born on January 9, 1961 in Eupora, Mississippi. His mother was Jicarilla Apache and his father was white, and Joey grew up...
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Toni Diamond

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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Jewelle Gomez

black lesbian vampire novelist

San Francisco, CA

Jewelle Gomez was born on September 11, 1948 and grew up in Boston. Jewelle is of Cape Verdean/Wampanoag/Ioway descent, and was largely raised by her...
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Lani Ka’ahumanu

bisexual/feminist activist and author

Cazadero, CA

Lani Ka’ahumanu was born in Edmonton, Alberta and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. Lani is known today as one of the major...
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Jax Kelly

HIV rights activist, Mr. Palm Springs Leather

Palm Springs, CA

David “Jax” Kelly was born on May 10, 1962 in Jamaica, Queens, New York to a white mother from Peoria, Illinois and a Black father...
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La’Cretia La’Mour

Black Trans Activist, Hairstylist

Memphis, TN

La’Cretia La’Mour was born on September 29, 1947 in Tupelo, Mississippi. She grew up in the Shake Rag area of Tupelo, in a segregated community...
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Yoseñio Lewis

Trans Health Activist and Educator, Artist

San Francisco, CA

Yoseñio Lewis was born in October 1959 in Newport, Rhode Island. A transgender man and Latino of African descent, he is also a trans rights...
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Paul Outlaw

gender non-conforming performing artist & writer

Los Angeles, CA

Paul Outlaw was born in New York City and raised on a Lower East Side housing project with his five siblings. His early passion for...
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Alex Sanchez

Immigrant, Young Adult fiction author

East Rochester, NY

Alex Sanchez was born in Mexico City in 1957 to a German-Mexican father and a Cuban mother. At age five, his family moved to Austin,...
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Rick Chavez Zbur

LGBT civil rights advocate, CA politician

Santa Monica, CA

Rick Chavez Zbur was born on March 2nd, 1957 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He grew up on a family farm in New Mexico’s Rio Grande...
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