“That for me is a perfect example of how CEOs and entrepreneurs can give back outside of just money,” Artavia said. He is also matching up to $50,000 in donations to the Ali Forney Center, a New York organization that provides a wealth of resources for LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness, including transitional housing and mental health and substance abuse resources. “It’s so poignant, especially now when we’re talking about inclusion of Black and Brown faces and Black and Brown voices in the narrative of LGBTQ equality.”Īs part of his advocacy and philanthropy, Kelly donates airline points and miles to the organization Rainbow Railroad, which helps LGBTQ asylum seekers get to safety and supports them before, during and after their journey. “That conversation persists today,” David Artavia, The Advocate’s co-editor in chief, said. As the former head of Philadelphia’s Office of LGBT Affairs, she oversaw the formation of the LGBTQ State of the Union, and perhaps most famously, she added black and brown stripes to Philadelphia’s LGBTQ flag, inciting a larger conversation about the intersection and inclusion of people of color in the queer community. Hikes has achieved noteworthy change fighting for LGBTQ communities, communities of color and intersections of the two. “Both are representative of that and are genuinely champions.”
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