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David Ninh
Mettie Ostrowski
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David Ninh

Meet one of the artists, disruptors, educators, groundbreakers, innovators, and storytellers who all helped make the world a better place for LGBTQ+ people.

If you’ve ever enjoy an article about an exciting new Netflix LGBTQ+ show or talent (in this very list perhaps), thank David Ninh. The former entertainment journalist spearheads LGBTQ+ outreach as part of the streaming giant’s multicultural publicity team, in which he advocates behind the scenes for projects like Emilia Pérez, Rustin, Heartstopper, Will & Harper, and The Umbrella Academy.

His work is to “elevate LGBTQ+ artists and creators so that they are heard, understood and seen,” he sums up. “I love connecting them with the perfect writer or media platforms so they can engage in meaningful conversations and their important contributions have the widest cultural impact.”

With Ninh on the job, rest assured that queer voices won’t get lost in the algorithm. “We have always existed everywhere. We are not going anywhere. And we deserve to be protected and safe,” he says. Ninh acknowledges the work of representation “never ends,” but “I’m doing my part in the best way that I know how.”

What’s next? “I do have a fantasy of opening a banh mi food truck and a dive bar one day!” @dninh

Daniel Reynolds

Daniel Reynolds is the editor-in-chief of Out and an award-winning journalist who focuses on the intersection between entertainment and politics. This Jersey boy has now lived in Los Angeles for more than a decade.

Daniel Reynolds is the editor-in-chief of Out and an award-winning journalist who focuses on the intersection between entertainment and politics. This Jersey boy has now lived in Los Angeles for more than a decade.

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Jaymes Black
Erik Carter

Daniel Reynolds

Daniel Reynolds is the editor-in-chief of Out and an award-winning journalist who focuses on the intersection between entertainment and politics. This Jersey boy has now lived in Los Angeles for more than a decade.

Daniel Reynolds is the editor-in-chief of Out and an award-winning journalist who focuses on the intersection between entertainment and politics. This Jersey boy has now lived in Los Angeles for more than a decade.

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Educators

Jaymes Black

Meet some of the artists, disruptors, educators, groundbreakers, innovators, and storytellers who all helped make the world a better place for LGBTQ+ people.

Erik Carter

The Trevor Project — a national suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit supporting LGBTQ+ youth — tapped Jaymes Black this year to helm the group’s vital work.

Black (he/she/they) is Trevor’s first Black and first nonbinary CEO. A former CEO of Family Equality who grew up in the rural South, they bring both an impressive résumé and lived experience to tackling the daunting challenges faced by today’s queer and trans kids. “To be in this role, to be who I needed when I was [a] young queer Black awkward kid in Texas, is…another dream come true,” they say.

Bullies manifest on the playground and in the political world. But through it all, Black is inspired by how many young people live openly and proudly, a resilience that comes with being part of the LGBTQ+ community.

“The way that we view the world is very different. And because of that, I think we come with…this innate strength that others don’t understand,” they say. “We’ll never give up. We’ll never give up the fight. We’ll never give up fighting for equality. We’ll never give up being ourselves.” @thejaymesblack