kelly anderson
Producer and Director of Every Mother's Son, humanizes the consequences of a flawed law enforcement system

iris baez
Mother of Anthony Baez who was unjustly killed at the hands of police officers, a mother who never meant to become an activist. As long as there's a mother, she'll continue to fight.

Ruthie Berman & Connie Kurtz
From HBO/Cinemax' Ruthie & Connie: Every Room in the House, winner of 14 film festival awards, litigants for the right to marry in FL, speakers who inspire, transform and electrify audiences

Doris busch boskey
A spokeswoman against police brutality, united with Iris Baez and Kadiatou Diallo in fighting back against police violence. These 3 mothers, African, Latina, and Jewish bond as victims.

kadiatou diallo
Mother of Amadou Diallo, who never meant to live in the US fighting for justice for her son. With Doris and Iris, the courage shown by these mothers is heroic.

larry flick
One of the most influential popular music journalists in the U.S., poised among the industry's top taste-making voices.

jon & Michael galluccio
Lead plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against the state of NJ for not allowing gay couples to adopt children jointly.

Mildred Gerestant/ dred
World's foremost drag king offers workshop: "Emanation of Self Love: Embracing and Creating from your Pure Loving Selves." Find the love, appreciation, and freedom of your genderfull loving selves.

tami gold
Lesbian filmmaker whose most recent documentary is Every Mother's Son, about three mothers in New York City whose children have been killed by police and who transform their grief into an opportunity for profound social change.

Mimi gonzalez
Gazing into the Crystal Brown Ball : Tales, Truths and Predictions of a Post-Modern Latina Explorer

rich kiamco
Critically acclaimed Filipino-American performer and writer lecturing on GAYSIAN in America, minority and queer culture, spirituality and politics

the kinsey sicks
"From Over-Achievas to Singing Drag Divas: How 4 Men Fashioned a Creative, Political, and Glamorous Career in an Unqueer World"

MIKVEH
5 of the top musicians on the international klezmer scene creating music reflecting the experience of Jewish women, rooted in tradition, and traversing a wide expanse of sonic territory offer wide range of lectures and workshops

carrie & elisia ross-stone
Known as the "Rainbow Grannies, they bicycled across America to bring awareness to the issue of same-sex marriage. Carrie and Elisia are the subjects of a documentary film, A Time to Ride.

dan savage
His column, "Savage Love," is an internationally syndicated sex-advice column read by millions of people every week. Savage is the author of Savage Love, a collection of his advice columns, The Kid, an award-winning memoir about adoption, and Skipping Towards Gomorrah.


jason stuart
In addition to being an uproarious comic, Jason is now available as a lecturer with "Coming Out in Hollywood: Making It to the Middle"