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Innovators
Liz Bloom
Meet some of the artists, disruptors, educators, groundbreakers, innovators, and storytellers who all helped make the world a better place for LGBTQ+ people.
Liz Bloom serves as the director for equality and opportunity at the White House Domestic Policy Council. With a strong focus on countering anti-Semitism and advancing LGBTQ+ causes, Bloom has been at the forefront of civil rights work. Driven by the belief that combating any form of hate makes society better for everyone, Bloom is a leader on implementing the president’s national strategy to counter anti-Semitism.
Bloom’s efforts have made a massive impact — from protecting same-sex marriage and overturning discriminatory policies to ensuring LGBTQ+ rights in health care and education. She previously served as a speechwriter for figures including Ambassador Susan Rice and Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler. With a background in journalism and a joint MBA/MPP from Harvard, Bloom brings a strong skill set to her mission of creating a more inclusive world.
“We continue to fight to advance equality every day in this administration, and we’re also focused on ensuring that this president’s incredible accomplishments for LGBTQI+ people endure for generations to come,” she says. “No president has done more to advance LGBTQI+ equality than Joe Biden. It’s a testament to President Biden’s and Vice President Harris’s leadership and the incredible team they’ve assembled — the most diverse administration in American history.”
inKind
Daniel ReynoldsDaniel 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.
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.
Johann Moonesinghe
Meet some of the artists, disruptors, educators, groundbreakers, innovators, and storytellers who all helped make the world a better place for LGBTQ+ people.
inKind
Johann Moonesinghe is the CEO and founder of inKind, an ingenious app that rewards diners with credit for supporting their favorite restaurants (inKind gives businesses funding in exchange for food and beverage credits for users).
The app has marked a milestone year, exceeding 1 million users — 1.4 million at the time of this reporting. Moonesinghe, a foodie, personally owns and operates restaurants in order to improve his business model. One establishment, the Guest House, is currently the top-rated restaurant in the company’s base city of Austin. The entrepreneur and angel investor (Uber, Allbirds) grew up in a working-class family with parents who emigrated from Sri Lanka. Today, he is a successful, proudly gay man with a loving husband. But he knows the fight for LGBTQ+ equality in the U.S. and abroad is far from over.
“We’ve come a long way, but we’re still far from the finish line. I encourage our community and our allies not to take anything for granted, but also to recognize and celebrate the progress being made every day — whether big or small.” @johannmoon