
Request an LGBTQ+ Speaker
Looking for LGBTQ+ speakers for your school, company, or conference? Family Equality’s diverse team of LGBTQ+ advocates bring a wealth of knowledge and a deep personal connection to the issues that matter most to the LGBTQ+ community.
LGBTQ+ Speakers Hub
Whether you’re hosting a panel, podcast, school workshop, corporate training session, or Pride Month event, our LGBTQ+ speakers are equipped to engage, educate, and inspire your audience. Additionally, we’re available to pen opinion pieces, provide quotes to press and media, or offer additional insights through mediums not listed here.
Speaker topics
Our LGBTQ+ speakers maintain a unique perspective and expertise in a wide range of topics, including but not limited to:
- The history and work of Family Equality
- Stories from real LGBTQ+ parents and families
- LGBTQ+ family law
- LGBTQ+ family-building (e.g., adoption, foster care, assisted reproduction, surrogacy, and more)
- LGBTQ+ history
- LGBTQ+ news and current events
- LGBTQ+ discrimination (including LGBTQ+ discrimination in the workplace, healthcare, schools, libraries, and law)
- LGBTQ+ rights
- LGBTQ+ parenting
- Community-centric fundraising and corporate responsibility
To request an LGBTQ+ speaker, contact Tonya Agnew, Vice President of Communications and Marketing.
Family Equality is a national nonprofit advocating for current and future LGBTQ+ families. For in-person events, additional costs to cover travel and lodging may be requested. Any honoraria provided will support Family Equality’s work to advance lived and legal equality for LGBTQ+ families.
Meet our speakers

Tonya Agnew

Jo Boileau

Weston Charles-Gallo

Alexis Kantor

Molly Lukschander

Luce M. Remy

Anna Santa Maria

Nikhil Vashee

Kim Simes
