Stand-up Comic, Actor, Writer, & Host
Cameron has appeared all across television, in addition to her work as a nationally-touring headliner. Her 2018 special “Rape Jokes,” a standup special about sexual assault from a survivor’s perspective, raised crucial funds for RAINN. In 2020, she released “Save Yourself,” a memoir that tackles sexuality, gender and equality. This year, she was the face of the 2023 SKITTLES Pride Campaign in partnership with GLAAD, Audible, and her podcast, Queery.
Black Trans Activist & NYC-based Costume Designer
Qween Jean is an NYC-based costume designer who has fully committed her voice to the advocacy of marginalized communities, emphasizing Black Trans people. Qween founded the Black Trans Liberation organization in 2020, where she’s organized community events, protests, and mutual aid drives to denounce the actions of a disenfranchised system and call for an end to racism and white supremacy.
Emmy-nominated Writer & Producer, Singer/Songwriter
Lady J is an Emmy-nominated writer and producer, best-known for her writing on Pose and Transparent. Before television, she toured the world performing as a singer/songwriter, as well as a collaborative pianist and musical director for pop, theatre, and classical music. She holds the honor of being the first out trans woman to perform at Carnegie Hall, as well as the first out trans writer to be hired in a television writers’ room.
Our gathering spaces are essential to our community and identities. From our bars and dancefloors to spiritual spaces and community centers, gathering spaces for LGBTQ+ and HIV-affected folks in NYC are where we experience the most joy, the most safety, the most embodied in ourselves.
21,000+ reached through public advocacy and community engagement efforts across the 5 boroughs.
3,100 hotline inquiries received last year in English and Spanish.
We’ve connected with more than 400 LGBTQ+ organizations and groups nationwide through our LGBTQ+ Safe Spaces campaign.
