{"id":838616,"date":"2023-08-10T16:00:32","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T20:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/?page_id=838616"},"modified":"2024-06-27T15:32:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T19:32:43","slug":"20-under-20","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/20-under-20\/2021\/","title":{"rendered":"GLAAD\u2019s Second Annual 20 Under 20"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"838616\" class=\"elementor elementor-838616\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ede678 elementor-section-full_width is-full-xs elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ede678\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a35b84a\" data-id=\"a35b84a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3f7f16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e3f7f16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10182114\/20U20_2021_graphics-transparent.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-838761\" alt=\"20 under 20 transparent banner\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10182114\/20U20_2021_graphics-transparent.png 1920w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10182114\/20U20_2021_graphics-transparent-300x28.png 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10182114\/20U20_2021_graphics-transparent-1024x94.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10182114\/20U20_2021_graphics-transparent-768x71.png 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10182114\/20U20_2021_graphics-transparent-1536x142.png 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10182114\/20U20_2021_graphics-transparent-150x14.png 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10182114\/20U20_2021_graphics-transparent-450x41.png 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10182114\/20U20_2021_graphics-transparent-1200x111.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50b74a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50b74a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8477604\" data-id=\"8477604\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb8285e post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb8285e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>GLAAD&#8217;s Second Annual 20 Under 20<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46840de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46840de\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c43f7b\" data-id=\"0c43f7b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ead051 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ead051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10154103\/20-under-20-grid.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-838628\" alt=\"20 under 20 image grid\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10154103\/20-under-20-grid.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10154103\/20-under-20-grid-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10154103\/20-under-20-grid-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10154103\/20-under-20-grid-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10154103\/20-under-20-grid-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10154103\/20-under-20-grid-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10154103\/20-under-20-grid-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10154103\/20-under-20-grid-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ede3cdc post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ede3cdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GLAAD\u2019s 20 Under 20 list honors young LGBTQ people, ages 20 and under, who are accelerating acceptance of LGBTQ people while shaping the future of media and activism. GLAAD\u2019s 20 Under 20 list is presented by Google, with Official Sponsors UGG\u00ae and Shutterfly.<\/p><p>Announced in June 2021, the second annual 20 Under 20 list features a diverse collection of young changemakers, including: Amiri Nash, Andrea Alejandra Gonzales, Andrew Adams, Ashton Mota, Austin Houck, Cyn Go\u0301mez, Darid Prom, Eli Bundy, Gia Parr, JoJo Siwa, Kaylyn Ahn, Max Prestigiacomo, Molly Pinta, mxmtoon, Onyx (E. Smith), Soleil Wheeler a.k.a. Ewok, Stella Keating, Trevor Wilkinson, Ve\u2019ondre Mitchell, and Yasmin Finney.<\/p><p>The 20 Under 20 list was launched via Teen Vogue, featuring in-depth profiles about each honoree\u2019s work, as well as individual portraits captured on the Google Pixel 5 by Mayan Toledano of Pixel\u2019s Creator Labs. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teenvogue.com\/gallery\/glaad-20-under-20-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out the full 20 Under 20 list here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d2fe1f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d2fe1f1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c986f40\" data-id=\"c986f40\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f0221b post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f0221b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Meet the 2021 20 Under 20 List Honorees<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-691562ab elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"691562ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5727c9bc\" data-id=\"5727c9bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a699477 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a699477\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"579\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10154833\/amirih.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-838645\" alt=\"Amiri Nash, he\/him, 19\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10154833\/amirih.png 579w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10154833\/amirih-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10154833\/amirih-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10154833\/amirih-450x450.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Amiri Nash, he\/him, 19<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Artist\/Activist\/Writer<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79cff61 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79cff61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span class=\"name\">Amiri\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>(he\/him) is an artist, activist, writer, and a DC Youth Poet Laureate who co-founded Sign of Justice, a project that creates signs in predominantly white neighborhoods to raise awareness about racial injustice and other social issues.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fbdbda\" data-id=\"2fbdbda\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c99fbf2 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c99fbf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"694\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10155508\/Andrea-Alejandra-Gonzales-cropped.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-838649\" alt=\"Andrea Alejandra Gonzales, they\/she, 20\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10155508\/Andrea-Alejandra-Gonzales-cropped.png 694w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10155508\/Andrea-Alejandra-Gonzales-cropped-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10155508\/Andrea-Alejandra-Gonzales-cropped-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10155508\/Andrea-Alejandra-Gonzales-cropped-450x450.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Andrea Alejandra Gonzales, they\/she, 20<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Community Organizer\/Educator<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d391b66 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d391b66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span class=\"name\">Andrea<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(they\/she) is a Mestiza queer activist and organizer, currently working as the Director of Operations for Youth Over Guns and an Instructor through New Yorkers Against Gun Violence Education Fund&#8217;s school program, ReACTION.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c69cc6d\" data-id=\"c69cc6d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-230681b elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"230681b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"487\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10155712\/Andrew-Adams-crop.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-838653\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10155712\/Andrew-Adams-crop.png 487w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10155712\/Andrew-Adams-crop-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10155712\/Andrew-Adams-crop-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10155712\/Andrew-Adams-crop-450x450.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Andrew Adams, he\/him, 20<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Student\/Activist<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-891834d post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"891834d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span class=\"name\">Andrew<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(he\/him) is student and activist from Florida who successfully sued his school board for restricting him from using the men&#8217;s restroom because he is transgender, becoming the country\u2019s first trial involving a transgender student\u2019s equal access to restrooms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c635aa3\" data-id=\"c635aa3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dca028 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0dca028\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10160233\/Ashton-Mota-crop.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-838657\" alt=\"Ashton Mota\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10160233\/Ashton-Mota-crop.png 640w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10160233\/Ashton-Mota-crop-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10160233\/Ashton-Mota-crop-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10160233\/Ashton-Mota-crop-450x450.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Ashton Mota, he\/him, 16<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Student\/Activist<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dd3b50 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4dd3b50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Ashton<\/strong> (he\/him) is a GenderCool Project Champion who is well known for being a public face for the &#8220;Yes on 3&#8221; movement in Massachusetts, which successfully upheld a law allowing people to use restrooms and public facilities that align with their gender identity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09217cf elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09217cf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24e0b31\" data-id=\"24e0b31\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ff0846 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1ff0846\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10160856\/Austin-Houck-cropped_0.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-838662\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10160856\/Austin-Houck-cropped_0.png 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10160856\/Austin-Houck-cropped_0-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10160856\/Austin-Houck-cropped_0-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10160856\/Austin-Houck-cropped_0-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10160856\/Austin-Houck-cropped_0-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10160856\/Austin-Houck-cropped_0-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10160856\/Austin-Houck-cropped_0-450x450.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Austin Houck, he\/him, 20<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Student\/Activist<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ade2cc post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ade2cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"name\"><strong>Austin<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>(he\/him) is the founder of Homoglobin, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing queer equality in healthcare and education, which was instrumental in helping to pass HB 916 in Virginia in 2020.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f05e1d6\" data-id=\"f05e1d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-027ac35 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"027ac35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10161117\/Cyn-Gomez-crop.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-838663\" alt=\"Cyn Gomez\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10161117\/Cyn-Gomez-crop.png 600w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10161117\/Cyn-Gomez-crop-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10161117\/Cyn-Gomez-crop-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10161117\/Cyn-Gomez-crop-450x450.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Cyn Go\u0301mez, they\/them\/elle, 18<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Student\/Activist<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cdf85f post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cdf85f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"name\"><strong>Cyn<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>(they\/them\/elle) is a LGBTQ and mental health activist who serves as a member of the Mental Health America&#8217;s Youth Leadership Council, an ambassador for the Tangible Movement, and a Commissioner on Homelessness for the City of Berkeley.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b573cb7\" data-id=\"b573cb7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3889df0 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3889df0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10161302\/Darid-Prom-cropped.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-838664\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10161302\/Darid-Prom-cropped.png 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10161302\/Darid-Prom-cropped-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10161302\/Darid-Prom-cropped-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10161302\/Darid-Prom-cropped-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10161302\/Darid-Prom-cropped-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10161302\/Darid-Prom-cropped-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10161302\/Darid-Prom-cropped-450x450.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Darid Prom, any pronouns, 20<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Student\/Activist\/<br>Community Organizer<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fa14f2 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fa14f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Darid <\/strong>(any pronouns) is a queer immigrant who has worked with GLSEN, GLAAD, and multiple nonprofits to promote the liberation of LGBTQ people of color, and has testified in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on the impact of anti-LGBTQ bills on LGBTQ youth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdc397d\" data-id=\"cdc397d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-def6f61 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"def6f61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10161625\/Eli-Bundy-cropped.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-838665\" alt=\"Eli Bundy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10161625\/Eli-Bundy-cropped.png 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10161625\/Eli-Bundy-cropped-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10161625\/Eli-Bundy-cropped-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10161625\/Eli-Bundy-cropped-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10161625\/Eli-Bundy-cropped-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10161625\/Eli-Bundy-cropped-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10161625\/Eli-Bundy-cropped-450x450.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Eli Bundy, they\/them, 17<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Student\/Activist<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9c87d5 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9c87d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"name\"><strong>Eli<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>(they\/them) is a trans and non-binary student and activist who led their school\u2019s Gender and Sexuality Alliance in successfully striking down South Carolina\u2019s \u201cNo Promo Homo\u201d policy, the first time such state law has been abolished by a federal court on constitutional grounds.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d081048 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d081048\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b2876e\" data-id=\"2b2876e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-045751f elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"045751f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10161933\/Gia-Parr-crop.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-838666\" alt=\"Gia Parr\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10161933\/Gia-Parr-crop.png 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10161933\/Gia-Parr-crop-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10161933\/Gia-Parr-crop-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10161933\/Gia-Parr-crop-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10161933\/Gia-Parr-crop-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10161933\/Gia-Parr-crop-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10161933\/Gia-Parr-crop-450x450.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gia Parr, she\/her, 17<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Student\/Activist<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a7f44e post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a7f44e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-item zoe\"><strong>Gia<\/strong> (she\/her) is a GenderCool Project Champion who uses her platform to educate the public about trans youth. In addition to guest starring in season 2 of <em>Pose<\/em>, she recently released a book titled,<em> A Kids Book About Being Transgender,<\/em> which helps start conversations between children, parents, and familiies about what it\u2019s like to be a young trans person.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7b33d5\" data-id=\"f7b33d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12f6e37 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"12f6e37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10162837\/jojo-siwa-gettyimages-1235391979.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-838683\" alt=\"JoJo Siwa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10162837\/jojo-siwa-gettyimages-1235391979.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10162837\/jojo-siwa-gettyimages-1235391979-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10162837\/jojo-siwa-gettyimages-1235391979-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10162837\/jojo-siwa-gettyimages-1235391979-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10162837\/jojo-siwa-gettyimages-1235391979-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10162837\/jojo-siwa-gettyimages-1235391979-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10162837\/jojo-siwa-gettyimages-1235391979-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10162837\/jojo-siwa-gettyimages-1235391979-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10162837\/jojo-siwa-gettyimages-1235391979-1200x1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">JoJo Siwa, she\/her, 18<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Popstar<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f7e666 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f7e666\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>JoJo<\/strong> (she\/her) is a global popstar and one of the most influential teenagers in the world, with over 45 million social media followers across platforms. In early 2021, JoJo came out as a member of the LGBTQ community and continues to use her platform to promote necessary messages of LGBTQ acceptance and equality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-003327b\" data-id=\"003327b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8b8072 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e8b8072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"726\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163030\/Lynn-Ahn-crop.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-838687\" alt=\"Lynn Ahn\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163030\/Lynn-Ahn-crop.png 726w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163030\/Lynn-Ahn-crop-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163030\/Lynn-Ahn-crop-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163030\/Lynn-Ahn-crop-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163030\/Lynn-Ahn-crop-450x450.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Kaylyn Suji Ahn, she\/they, 17<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Student\/Activist<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bd6ade post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bd6ade\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Kaylyn<\/strong> (she\/they) is a queer student and activist who organizes monthly projects in their community centered on social justice, advocacy, and community service. Kaylyn spearheaded a \u201cMarch for Asian Lives\u201d demonstration in Arlington Heights, Illinois to call for an end to anti-Asian hate following the horrific Atlanta shooting in March 2021.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a068d8a\" data-id=\"a068d8a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0402c9 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f0402c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"433\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163209\/Max-Prestigiacomo-cropped.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-838691\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163209\/Max-Prestigiacomo-cropped.png 433w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163209\/Max-Prestigiacomo-cropped-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163209\/Max-Prestigiacomo-cropped-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Max Prestigiacomo, he\/him, 19<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Student\/Community Organizer\/Politician<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b11501 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b11501\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Max<\/strong> (he\/him) is a student, community organizer, and politician who was elected to the Madison Common Council in April 2020, becoming the youngest elected official in the country and the youngest ever to sit on the Madison Common Council. He also became one of the first LGBTQ candidates ever elected in Madison.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f802338 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f802338\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4d4fe5\" data-id=\"c4d4fe5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8df3b2 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a8df3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163407\/Molly-Pinta-crop.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-838695\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163407\/Molly-Pinta-crop.png 1152w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163407\/Molly-Pinta-crop-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163407\/Molly-Pinta-crop-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163407\/Molly-Pinta-crop-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Molly Pinta, she\/her, 15<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Student\/Activist<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b21925b post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b21925b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Molly<\/strong> (she\/her) is a bisexual student and activist who founded a nonprofit called The Pinta Pride Project to increase LGBTQ awareness within suburban communities in Illinois. She also launched her town\u2019s first-ever Pride celebration in 2019 and served as the Youth Grand Marshal of the 2019 Chicago Pride Parade.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa003fc\" data-id=\"fa003fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f1990a elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1f1990a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"1050\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163526\/mxmtoon-cropped.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-838699\" alt=\"mxmtoon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163526\/mxmtoon-cropped.png 1050w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163526\/mxmtoon-cropped-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163526\/mxmtoon-cropped-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163526\/mxmtoon-cropped-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163526\/mxmtoon-cropped-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163526\/mxmtoon-cropped-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163526\/mxmtoon-cropped-450x450.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">mxmtoon, she\/her, 20<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Artist\/Singer-Songwriter\/Actor<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4d8542 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4d8542\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>mxmtoon<\/strong> (she\/her) is a bisexual artist, songwriter, actor, designer, and gamer with over 2.9 million social media followers. Well known for playing the ukulele and her unique bedroom pop anthems, including her hit single \u201cprom dress,\u201c mxmtoon\u2019s music has been streamed over 500 million times across platforms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f1908e\" data-id=\"9f1908e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4933b3 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f4933b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"423\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163714\/Onyx-HEIC-Google-Drive-1-cropped.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-838706\" alt=\"Onyx\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163714\/Onyx-HEIC-Google-Drive-1-cropped.png 423w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163714\/Onyx-HEIC-Google-Drive-1-cropped-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163714\/Onyx-HEIC-Google-Drive-1-cropped-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Onyx (E. Smith), they\/them, 19<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Student\/Activist<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eca4410 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eca4410\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Onyx<\/strong> (they\/them) is a Black, queer, non-binary activist who founded the Central Texas GSA Coalition to enhance the impact of GSAs in the Austin, Texas area. They also created a project called Q+ EDU, an interactive virtual experience designed to connect, inform, and empower LGBTQ and allied students, parents, and educators.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84e4af3\" data-id=\"84e4af3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-513d1c7 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"513d1c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1141\" height=\"1141\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163823\/Ewok-cropped.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-838710\" alt=\"Soleil Wheeler a.k.a Ewok\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163823\/Ewok-cropped.png 1141w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163823\/Ewok-cropped-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163823\/Ewok-cropped-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163823\/Ewok-cropped-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163823\/Ewok-cropped-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163823\/Ewok-cropped-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163823\/Ewok-cropped-450x450.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1141px) 100vw, 1141px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Soleil Wheeler a.k.a Ewok, he\/him, 15<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Professional Streamer<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-002dae0 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"002dae0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Ewok<\/strong> (he\/him) is a professional Fortnite player who is part of the FaZe Clan, and recently signed an exclusive streaming deal with Twitch, where he has over 346,000 followers. On National Coming Out Day in 2020, Ewok publicly disclosed that he is transgender and bisexual, becoming the first transgender man in the T1 esports organization.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1591e6f elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1591e6f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32a4882\" data-id=\"32a4882\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fc7a0f elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5fc7a0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"441\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163957\/Stella-Keating-cropped.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-838714\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163957\/Stella-Keating-cropped.png 441w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163957\/Stella-Keating-cropped-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10163957\/Stella-Keating-cropped-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Stella Keating, she\/her, 16<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Student\/Activist<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caac9b4 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"caac9b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Stella<\/strong> (she\/her) is a GenderCool Project Champion and aspiring politician who made history by becoming the first transgender teen to testify in front of the U.S. Senate when she spoke during a hearing on the Equality Act in March 2021.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d74ab48\" data-id=\"d74ab48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35ef345 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"35ef345\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"993\" height=\"993\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10164058\/Trevor-Wilkinson-crop.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-838718\" alt=\"Trevor Wilkinson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10164058\/Trevor-Wilkinson-crop.png 993w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10164058\/Trevor-Wilkinson-crop-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10164058\/Trevor-Wilkinson-crop-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10164058\/Trevor-Wilkinson-crop-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10164058\/Trevor-Wilkinson-crop-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10164058\/Trevor-Wilkinson-crop-450x450.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Trevor Wilkinson, he\/him, 18<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Student\/Activist<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-680ba51 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"680ba51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Trevor<\/strong> (he\/him) is an openly gay student from Texas who, after being suspended from his high school for wearing nail polish, successfully influenced his school administration to adopt a gender-neutral dress code policy following the launch of a petition signed by over 400,000 supporters.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-998e618\" data-id=\"998e618\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aea0a4b elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"aea0a4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"716\" height=\"716\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10164230\/Veondre-Mitchell-crop.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-838723\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10164230\/Veondre-Mitchell-crop.png 716w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10164230\/Veondre-Mitchell-crop-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10164230\/Veondre-Mitchell-crop-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10164230\/Veondre-Mitchell-crop-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10164230\/Veondre-Mitchell-crop-450x450.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 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She is set to star as the lead role in Orion Pictures\u2019 coming-of-age film <em>What If?<\/em>, directed by Billy Porter, as well as in Netflix\u2019s upcoming series <em>Heartstopper.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-648434d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"648434d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90f7abf\" data-id=\"90f7abf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15ea59c post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15ea59c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"block-title\">20 Under 20 Honors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d99ed5 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d99ed5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>20 Under 20 honors are eligible to LGBTQ young people between the ages of 13 and 20 years old who are working to accelerate acceptance for LGBTQ people and have been featured in broad regional or national media. The 20 Under 20 list celebrates the next generation of LGBTQ leaders in media advocacy, including journalists, actors, musicians, students, activists, and other young change agents.<\/p><p>In June 2020, GLAAD announced its inaugural class of 20 Under 20 Honorees, including: Aaron Philip, Alex Escaja, X Gonz\u00e1lez, Ezra Greyson Wheeler, Ian Alexander, Jamie Margolin, Jazz Jennings, Joshua Rush, Josie Totah, Kidd Kenn, Lachlan Watson, Leo Rocha, Logan Rozos, Map Pesqueira, Ose Arheghan, Sage Dolan-Sandrino, Sameer Jha, Sarah Rose Huckman, Shannon Li, and Zoey Luna. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teenvogue.com\/gallery\/glaad-20-under-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out profiles of the inaugural 20 Under 20 list here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9ed1f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9ed1f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6340ca6\" data-id=\"6340ca6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9f5626 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9f5626\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"block-title\">20 Under 20 Sponsors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea69052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea69052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10162334\/20u20_2021_LogowSponsors-revised.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-838667\" alt=\"20 under 20 Sponsor Logos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10162334\/20u20_2021_LogowSponsors-revised.png 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10162334\/20u20_2021_LogowSponsors-revised-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10162334\/20u20_2021_LogowSponsors-revised-1024x410.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10162334\/20u20_2021_LogowSponsors-revised-768x307.png 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10162334\/20u20_2021_LogowSponsors-revised-150x60.png 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10162334\/20u20_2021_LogowSponsors-revised-450x180.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GLAAD&#8217;s Second Annual 20 Under 20 GLAAD\u2019s 20 Under 20 list honors young LGBTQ people, ages 20 and under, who are accelerating acceptance of LGBTQ people while shaping the future of media and activism. 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