Champions

Pride 365 has a mandate to bring an end to pink-washing and ensure that only those businesses that are truly authentic and consistent with their support of the LGBTQ+ community should stand out from those that don’t. Every business or organisation that publicly commits to incremental improvement towards inclusive practice and authentic support with Pride 365 is another step in the right direction.

However for all we do, the global phenomenon of pink-washing is so far reaching and entrenched in normalcy that though unfortunate, we cannot achieve its end alone. And so, Pride 365 requires help from those who see value in the mission. Champions of Pride 365 come from all walks of life. Our role is to help spread the message for positive change for the LGBTQ+ community and the world, through our networks, allies, friends and families.

Zander Murray

In September 2022, Zander Murray became the first Scottish professional footballer to come out as gay and is one of...

Stamie Karakasidis

Stamie Karakasidis is star of Showtime’ Reality Series, The Real L Word and an expert Los Angeles realtor. As a stand-up comedian,...

Maxine Heron

Maxine Heron has long been recognised for her multifaceted career that revolves around beauty, fashion and championing the rights of the...

Jeffrey Rohrer

Jeffrey Rohrer is known for becoming the 1 st ever current or former member of the US National Football League...

Matt Taylor-Roberts

Matt Taylor-Roberts (he/him) is a passionate advocate and a prominent figure in the realm of supporting LGBT+ parents/carers and their...

Ricardo Grilo

Ricardo Grilo is an expert marketing strategist, storyteller, consultant, and social marketing advocate, specialising in the high-end, rebel, and cybersecurity...

Demian Arriaga

Professional musician Demian Arriaga is one of the most respected and sought after drummers and percussionists in the music industry...

Sophie Nicolaou

Sophie Nicolaou is an expert content strategist and storyteller, specializing in the entertainment and sports industry. Throughout her career, Sophie...

Duncan Lustig-Prean

Former founding Managing Director of the LGBTQ+ Ledward Centre, Patron of the Davison Young Musicians Foundation and motivational speaker Duncan’s...

Jenn Chan

Jenn Chan, CSA®, CCC™, is the CEO & Founder of Senior Shower® Project, a startup gift shop with a mission to...

James Jensen-Grace

James is the CEO + Founder of Branding4Pride, an LGBTQ+ Digital Media Marketing Agency that exclusively works with the LGBTQ+...

Link

“Link,” formally known as Chris Duarte, has been committed to making the world a safer place through  his efforts as...

Dr. Ryan A. Starzyk

Dr. Ryan A. Starzyk (he/him/his) is a US military combat veteran, past candidate for public office, business services consultant to...

Valery Hughes

Valery Hughes was born in the mid-fifties and was raised in Queens with her two sisters.  She attended public school. ...

Ellen Matzer

I have been a nurse for nearly four decades. I received my associates degree in Nursing in 1978, worked for...

Adam Roberts

Adam co-leads the Allianz Pride Employee Network at Allianz Insurance; a role he undertakes in addition to his day job.  With...

Aris Reyes

Aris Reyes is a second-generation Mexican-American transman from Los Angeles, CA. He has six years of experience working with nonprofit...

Dame Inga Beale

Dame Inga worked nearly four decades in the world of financial services, culminating in the role of CEO of the centuries-old...

Rene Fet

Rene (they/them) are a Luxembourg-based nonbinary transmasculine LGBTQ+ rights activist and political refugee, originally from Russia, who have organized numerous...

Linda J. DeMarco

Linda is the President of the Board of Directors of Boston Pride. She joined Boston Pride in 1998 as a...

Sion and Ben Walton-Guest

Sion and Ben Walton-Guest are a married couple from the UK who run the award winning gay travel and lifestyle...

Aaron Baldwin

Baldwin is a recognized American LGBTQ activist, who has led campaigns against LGBT workplace discrimination (Cirque du Soleil, Target and...

Scott McGlynn

Scott McGlynn is a Welsh LGBTQ+ activist, author, talk show host and digital influencer with over 200k Instagram followers. He...

Lilit Martirosyan

I am Lilit Martirosyan, the Founder and President of the first and only Trans-let organization in Armenia and I am...

Sade Giliberti

The wearer of many bold hats, Sade is a London based SAFTA award-winning TV Presenter, Actress, and Media Personality, originally...

Julian Sanjivan

Julian (They/Them) is originally from Malaysia and left for New York City in August 2012 to be part of a...

Adrian Hyyrylainen-Trett

As an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights over the past twelve years, I’ve campaigned both in my personal, political and workplace...

Mike Findlay

Mike is an experienced Head of Communications, freelance writer and life coach specialising in supporting LGBTQ+ clients based in Scotland....

Michael El-Bacha

I am loving being able to live my most authentic life as an active participant in the LGBT+ community 24/7...

Miik Martorell

Miik Martorell is a Cuban-American, printing company owner of nearly 20 years and Billboard Magazine Reporting Nightclub DJ of 25...

Zayna Ratty

Zayna Ratty (She, Her) is an award winning LGBTQIA+, GSRD, Polyamory, Race & Ethnicity Hypno-Psychotherapist, presenter, podcast host, columnist and...

Andrew Francalanza

Andrew (He/Him) is a Diversity and Inclusion lead and a LGBTQI+ speaker. After qualifying as a social worker, Andrew has...

Benn Moore

Benn is an LGBTQ+ activist, public speaker, brand/marketing specialist and founder of the Be Moore Sheltered initiative, helping provide warm...

Hunter Drake

Hunter Drake is a psychology and public health researcher and adjunct instructor at the University of South Florida. He holds...

Bisi Alimi

Bisi Alimi is the founder and Executive Director of the Bisi Alimi Foundation, an organisation set to accelerate social acceptance...

Sue Sanders

Emeritus Professor Sue Sanders of the Harvey Milk Institute, an “out and proud” lesbian, is chair of Schools OUT UK....

Zander Keig

Zander Keig is an award-winning social worker: 2020 National Social Worker of the Year, 2018 California Social Worker of the...

Pablo De Luca

Pablo De Luca, President and co-founder at CCGLAR -Argentina LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce-a leading Argentinean member-based organization dedicated to increasing...

Aron le Fevre

Aron le Fevre is a passionate and multilingual champion of Human Rights, with a profound understanding of international politics and...

David Whittleton

I spent 18+ years in various leadership roles in Corporate America and broke out of the need to "fit in"...

Khakan Qureshi

Khakan was recently awarded the Midlands Zone 'BIRMINGHAM LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY: OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD' Earlier this year, he was one of...

Kevin Leonce

Kevin is the CEO and co-founder of Best Gay Life, a lifestyle brand striving for social change funded by a...

Gurchaten Sandhu

Born to Indian migrant parents in the UK, Gurchaten (Nanoo) Sandhu (he/his; they/them) is a non discrimination specialist at the...

Robin Gray

Robin Gray is the co-founder of Gray Jones Media, an LGBTQ media company who produce online magazines, podcasts, live events...

Sally Carr

Celebrating our lives and achievements as LGBT+ communities is vital. Our compassion to help other people to change and be...

Art Smith

In 1986, Art was tapped to edit and publish the Atlanta Guide, a monthly magazine for the gay community. He...

Joe MacLean

Joe MacLean is a beautician and owner of Heavenly Solutions, servicing the LGBTI community for over 23 years. Starting in...

Andy Huntley-Roe

As a History teacher, Andy spends his days working with young people and pushing for an LGBT+ inclusive approach in...

Toni Newman

Toni Newman is the Interim Director of Employment Services for the San Francisco LGBT Center and a Consultant for the...

Vincent Autin

For 20 years, Vincent has been a business leader, a committed political advisor, and LGBTQI+ tourism development specialist. Following many...

Rich Miles

Rich Miles is CEO + Founder of The Diversity Standards Collective, an agency that consults, creates and checks for authenticity...

Brian Good

Brian Good is a health, wellness, advocacy and culture expert with more than 25 years experience in the media industry....

Saski

Saski is an LGBTQ+ Inclusion Consultant, Life Coach, NLP Practitioner, Official PRIDE Host, Interviewer, Radio host, Panel Moderator, Singer and...

Dr. Sunita Bachchhav

Dr. Sunita is a researcher, legal consultant, trainer, and staunch advocate for human and transgender rights. The first woman from...

Ray Barron- Woolford

All of my adult life I have been involved in campaigning for civil-rights and social justice as a businessman, a...

Audrey Hickey

Audrey Hickey (she/her) is a copywriter specializing in the LGBTQ market. As a bisexual woman, frequent traveller and occasional shopaholic,...

Simon Blake

Simon is a writer, trainer, campaigner with a lifelong track record of campaigning for change. He has been a senior...

Yvo Manuel Vas Dias

Yvo Manuel Vas Dias is a trans man, Buddhist, with a Jewish-Portuguese background, from Amsterdam, Netherlands. Over the years Yvo...

Gregory Adkins

Victoria's Anti-Violence Project (1997) executive director (co-founder 1997), he helped establish the Victorian Pride Lobby. An LGBTI Priority Community Reference...

Olaf Alp

The blu media network was established by Olaf Alp in 1997. In 2003 his company was the first LGBT media...

Clayton Mercieca

Clayton Mercieca (he/him/his) is a full-time Community Manager for Allied Rainbow Communities and Coordinator of Malta Pride. With his educational...

Peter Darrant-Parkes

Peter Darrant-Parkes is the CEO of Pride World Media Ltd (PWM), a multi-platform LGBTQ+ broadcaster which owns radio, film and...

Barry Boffy

Barry Boffy is a Senior Global DE&I Consultant with FAIRER Consulting and has worked in the ED&I field for nearly...

Ankit Bhuptani

Speaker, D&I Leader, LGBT Rights Activist Ankit is a seasoned Public Speaker, Human Rights advocate and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) professional...

Rakshet Sachdev

Rakshet Sachdev is a Organisational Change Management Associate at a leading consumer goods company from Bangkok, Thailand. His hope is...

Alex Kisaka

Alex Kisaka is the Head of Programmes at Queer Youth Uganda. He is also member of the male sex work...

Kalki Subramaniam

Kalki Subramaniam is a transgender rights activist, artist, actor, and writer from Tamilnadu, India. Kalki is also the founder of Sahodari Foundation,...

Colm Howard-Lloyd

Colm was one of the founding members of YouthSpeak who campaigned for an equal age of consent, famously projecting a...

Effenus Henderson

Effenus Henderson is President and CEO of HenderWorks, Inc. (www.henderworks.com ) and President / Co-Founder of Institute for Sustainable Diversity and...

Jacqui Gavin

Jacqui joined the Civil Service in July 2009 where she joined the Department for Work & Pensions working out of...

Ingo Recher

Ingo Recher is co-founder and CEO of proudout.com the global LGBTQ+ directory. Since 2016 his team and he has been working to...

Dr. Gennifer (Genn) Herley, PhD

Dr. Gennifer (Genn) Herley, PhD is the founder and Executive Director of TransNewYork. Gennifer is a proud transgender woman who...

Dennis Velco

A US Army veteran, past technology/business process consultant to large entities and disruptive social change entrepreneur. He started, now 12...

Jean-Sébastien Boudreault

Jean-Sébastien Boudreault has been a member of the Barreau du Québec since 2001. He was president of the Association québécoise...

Carlos A. Godoy L

A proven strategist and communicator, Carlos A. Godoy L. is a seasoned Public Relations professional, specializing in media relations, crisis...

Brett Hayhoe

Prior to terming out, Brett Hayhoe served on the Board of InterPride for twelve years. Initially as a Regional Director...

Celia Sandhya Daniels

Celia is a Management Consultant with over 20 years of demonstrated success in operating, growing and spearheading strategic healthcare and...

Matt Skallerud

Currently heading up their New York office, Matt Skallerud, president of Pink Media, specializes in LGBTQ online marketing, targeting gays...

Michael Johnson-Ellis

Michael Johnson-Ellis has been a UK Surrogacy and Fertility Treatment advocate since 2015, when he and his husband (Wes) embarked...

Alan Reiff

Alan Reiff has been a volunteer with Heritage of Pride (NYCPride) for over 30 years. In 1995 he joined their...

Marie-Ève ​​Baron

Marie-Ève ​​Baron has over 23 years of experience in the engineering of embedded computer systems, telecommunications and project management. After...

Deepak Kashyap

Deepak Kashyap (He/Him) is a counselling therapist and life skills, trainer. He provides emotional and mental health services in person...

Paul Sanders

Paul presently is the Care Center Manager for Animal Care Centers of NYC, the open admissions public shelter for the...