Lyra McKee (1990–2019) was a fearless investigative journalist and author from Belfast whose work gave voice to a new generation of queer writers. She contributed to outlets including BuzzFeed, The Atlantic, Mosaic Science, Private Eye, and the Belfast Telegraph. Her...

Mark S. King has been writing candidly about HIV and queer life since testing positive for HIV in 1985. His widely acclaimed blog, My Fabulous Disease, has received numerous awards from NLGJA, including being named the 2020 LGBTQ Journalist of the Year. A gifted...

Charles M. Blow is an accomplished author, journalist, cultural critic, and political commentator. He is the inaugural Langston Hughes Fellow at Harvard University. Mr. Blow previously served as a longtime Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times and was a political...