{"id":921670,"date":"2024-10-30T11:42:16","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T15:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/?p=921670"},"modified":"2024-10-31T10:20:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T14:20:53","slug":"glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\/","title":{"rendered":"GLAAD&#8217;s 20 Under 20 Class of 2020: Where Are They Now?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2020, GLAAD launched its first ever <a href=\"\/20-under-20\/2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\">20 Under 20<\/a> list in collaboration with Teen Vogue. Each year, the campaign puts the spotlight on 20 young LGBTQ change makers. The individuals honored are pioneers in a variety of fields from the arts, to politics, academia, and everything in between.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, the inaugural list featured exciting names like history making trans activist and reality star <strong>Jazz Jennings, <\/strong>the first Black, transgender, and disabled model to sign to a major modeling agency <strong>Aaron Philip,\u00a0<\/strong>#MarchForOurLives organizer <strong>Emma Gonz\u00e1lez,\u00a0<\/strong>actor and political advocate<strong> Joshua Rush, <\/strong>rising stars in Hollywood like\u00a0<strong>Ian Alexander, Josie Totah<\/strong>, <strong>Lachlan Watson<\/strong>, <strong>Logan Rozos<\/strong>, <strong>Zoey Luna, <\/strong>filmmaker<strong> Alex Escaja,\u00a0<\/strong>and rapper\u00a0<strong>Kidd Kenn, <\/strong>to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>In the 4 years since the inaugural list was published, members of the class of 2020 have gone on to do incredible things with the platforms they&#8217;ve created. Hear first-hand some of the exciting projects GLAAD&#8217;s 20 Under 20 class of 2020 are working on!<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Logan Rozos<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_849424\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-849424\" style=\"width: 426px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-849424\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170812\/Logan-Rozos-hehim-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Logan Rozos\" width=\"426\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170812\/Logan-Rozos-hehim-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170812\/Logan-Rozos-hehim-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170812\/Logan-Rozos-hehim-768x961.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170812\/Logan-Rozos-hehim-150x188.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170812\/Logan-Rozos-hehim-450x563.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170812\/Logan-Rozos-hehim.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-849424\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Illustrator, Carra Sykes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Actor and artist Logan Rozos was honored in 2020 for his groundbreaking role in the series <em>David Makes Men<\/em> on the Oprah Winfrey Network. At the time, Rozos was one of very few trans men on television.<\/p>\n<p>Since his debut role on the series, Rozos shares that he is currently in post-production of a documentary he and his friend <strong>Lexie Bean<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>co-directed called <em><a href=\"https:\/\/itvs.org\/films\/what-will-i-become\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What Will I Become<\/a>?<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C_d_WJyPZ4v\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C_d_WJyPZ4v\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Logan Rozos (@loganrozos)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He tells GLAAD that the film &#8220;Follows the lives and legacies of two young trans boys whose lives were tragically lost, in an effort to explore why this particular community is so vulnerable to dying by suicide. The film is being funded by ITVS and we are working toward a release on public television!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On top of this exciting project, Rozos is also finishing up his Bachelors Degree at NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study, where he studies Cultural Criticism and Political Economy. He also serves as the Artistic Director of Gallatin Theatre Troupe where he is directing the student production of Sondheim and Weidman&#8217;s Assassins!<\/p>\n<p>Keep up with Logan @<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/loganrozos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LoganRozos<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Jamie Margolin<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_849431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-849431\" style=\"width: 467px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-849431\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170851\/Jamie-Margolin-sheher-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jamie Margolin\" width=\"467\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170851\/Jamie-Margolin-sheher-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170851\/Jamie-Margolin-sheher-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170851\/Jamie-Margolin-sheher-768x961.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170851\/Jamie-Margolin-sheher-150x188.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170851\/Jamie-Margolin-sheher-450x563.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170851\/Jamie-Margolin-sheher.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-849431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Illustrator, Carra Sykes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jamie Margolin is the founder and Co-Executive Director of <a href=\"https:\/\/thisiszerohour.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zero Hour<\/a>, an international youth climate justice movement mobilizing young people to take action against climate change. The organization is thriving and continues to create real impact through advocacy, education, and grassroots initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>Since being honored in 2020, Margolin has gone on to do great things, including graduating from NYU&#8217;s film program in 2024. Margolin shares that she is currently building an animation studio! Check out her work at @<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/peleaanimation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">peleaanimation<\/a>, where she is documenting her work on an upcoming 2D independent animated film!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C4L_6FLRpX8\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C4L_6FLRpX8\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by PELEA (@peleaanimation)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Keep up with Jamie @<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jamie_s_margolin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"x1lliihq x193iq5w x6ikm8r x10wlt62 xlyipyv xuxw1ft\">jamie_s_margolin<\/span><\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Sameer Jha<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_849420\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-849420\" style=\"width: 466px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-849420\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170749\/Sameer-Jha-theythem-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sameer Jha\" width=\"466\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170749\/Sameer-Jha-theythem-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170749\/Sameer-Jha-theythem-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170749\/Sameer-Jha-theythem-768x961.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170749\/Sameer-Jha-theythem-150x188.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170749\/Sameer-Jha-theythem-450x563.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170749\/Sameer-Jha-theythem.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-849420\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Illustrator, Carra Sykes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sameer Jha is a is an activist who was honored for their work in founding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theempathyalliance.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Empathy Alliance<\/a>, a non-profit organization dedicated to making schools safer and more inclusive for LGBTQ+ youth. Jha was inspired to create the organization when they were only 14 by their own experiences with bullying throughout elementary and middle school. They hope The Empathy Alliance ensures no one else will have to experiences what they went through as a kid.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Since then, Jha has graduated from Stanford University and is now in their first year at Columbia Law School! &#8220;I plan to combine my LGBTQ+ advocacy work with entertainment law,&#8221; Jha shares with GLAAD. &#8220;Shoutout to the student organizations I&#8217;ve joined, <a href=\"https:\/\/orgs.law.columbia.edu\/outlaws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OutLaws<\/a>,&#8221; which is an an LGBTQ+ student organization at Columbia that creates a safe space for all LGBTQ+ students to develop professionally, socially, and academically, &#8220;and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aipla.org\/resources\/programs-awards\/moot-court-competition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intellectual Property Moot Court<\/a>,&#8221; an annual inter-law school event sponsored by the American Intellectual Property Law Association.<\/p>\n<p>In March of 2023, Jha appeared in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrevorproject.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Trevor Project<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rBFvppAL48U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sharing Space<\/a> project with longtime supporter <strong>Daniel Radcliffe.<\/strong> Sharing Space is a roundtable discussion series that features conversations with LGBTQ young people and provides a much-needed platform for young trans and nonbinary voices to share about their personal journeys and explore what genuine allyship looks like among curious, open-minded adults and allies.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the first episode here:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Sharing Space - Episode 1: Daniel Radcliffe\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rBFvppAL48U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Keep up with Sameer @<span class=\"x1lliihq x193iq5w x6ikm8r x10wlt62 xlyipyv xuxw1ft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sameerhjha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sameerhjha<\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Ose Ehianeta Arheghan<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_849422\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-849422\" style=\"width: 494px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-849422\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170800\/Ose-Arheghan-they_them-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ose Arheghan\" width=\"494\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170800\/Ose-Arheghan-they_them-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170800\/Ose-Arheghan-they_them-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170800\/Ose-Arheghan-they_them-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170800\/Ose-Arheghan-they_them-150x188.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170800\/Ose-Arheghan-they_them-450x563.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170800\/Ose-Arheghan-they_them.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-849422\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Illustrator, Carra Sykes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ose Ehianeta Arheghan is a policy organizer and activist who was originally honored for their tireless work in support of queer and trans inclusion on campus. At the same time, they also served as the Policy Organizer for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocatesforyouth.org\/campaigns\/know-your-ix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Know Your IX<\/a>, a nonprofit seeking to end sexual harassment and violence in schools.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CxbIV_bxw8v\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CxbIV_bxw8v\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by U.S. Department of State (@statedept)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But this was just the beginning. Ose shares that they have recently completed their mandate as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthassembly.org\/2023\/07\/25\/ose-arheghan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">12th UNA-USA Youth Observer<\/a> to the United Nations. &#8220;I represented American youth at the 78th UN General Assembly, 3rd World Food Forum, 2024 ECOSOC Youth Forum, 2024 UN Science Technology and Innovation summit and 68th Commission on the Status of Women,&#8221; they tell GLAAD.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DBtdXhOxZc-\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DBtdXhOxZc-\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Ose Ehianeta Arheghan (@osearheghan)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On top of all this, they authored the <a href=\"https:\/\/unausa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/American-Youth-Priorities-Report-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023\/2024 American Youth Priorities Report<\/a> and was invited to the White House and the Department of State to present their findings to the Office of the First Lady, the Office of the US Special Envoy on Global Youth Issues, and USAID.<\/p>\n<p>This past summer, Ose was named in the Inaugural Cohort of &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cusef.org.hk\/en\/newsroom\/inaugural-cohort-of-the-cusef-x-one-young-world-scholars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CUSEF x One Young World Scholars<\/a>,&#8217; which highlights eight exceptional leaders who have proven positive social impacts in tackling global challenges such as climate change, gender equality, and universal education.<\/p>\n<p>Keep up with Ose @<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/osearheghan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"x1lliihq x193iq5w x6ikm8r x10wlt62 xlyipyv xuxw1ft\">osearheghan<\/span><\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Leo Rocha<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_849425\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-849425\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-849425\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170818\/Leo-Rocha-hehim-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Leo Rocha\" width=\"508\" height=\"635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170818\/Leo-Rocha-hehim-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170818\/Leo-Rocha-hehim-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170818\/Leo-Rocha-hehim-768x961.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170818\/Leo-Rocha-hehim-150x188.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170818\/Leo-Rocha-hehim-450x563.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170818\/Leo-Rocha-hehim.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-849425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Illustrator, Carra Sykes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Leo Rocha was honored for his outstanding work as a journalist when he was only 20 years old. When Rocha was honored in 2020 he was already working as a Creative Manager at VICE and Newscast Producer at KOMU 8 News.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Rocha works at CBS News as part of their digital team. &#8220;I help shape our political coverage online, specifically our videos across the site and on YouTube,&#8221; he shares with GLAAD.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CqlwwbIpJVb\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CqlwwbIpJVb\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Leo Rocha (@leodanielrocha)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rocha was also nominated for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wga.org\/news-events\/news\/press\/2023-writers-guild-awards-television-new-media-news-radio-audio-and-promotional-writing-nominations-announced\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Writer&#8217;s Guild Award<\/a> in 2023 for an investigative piece he wrote for VICE about a queer historical landmark that the National Park Service is neglecting.\u00a0Read the full piece <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/americas-only-lgbtq-historic-district-is-falling-apart-druid-heights-elsa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CWJO8WWJI1d\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CWJO8WWJI1d\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Leo Rocha (@leodanielrocha)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On top of all of this incredible work, Rocha worked on a documentary about AIDS activist and <em>Real World<\/em> star <strong>Pedro Zamora\u00a0<\/strong>called <em>Keep the Cameras Rolling: The Pedro Zamora Way<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CP05YMbjXT1\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CP05YMbjXT1\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Keep the Cameras Rolling (@thepedrowaydoc)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The film played at numerous festivals, including <a href=\"https:\/\/newfest.org\/festival-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYC\u2019s NewFest<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nylatinofilmfestival.com\/2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Latino Film Festival<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outfest.org\/outfestfusion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OutFest Fusion<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frameline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frameline Film Festival<\/a>, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Keep up with Leo @<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leodanielrocha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"x1lliihq x193iq5w x6ikm8r x10wlt62 xlyipyv xuxw1ft\">leodanielrocha<\/span><\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Lachlan Watson<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_849426\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-849426\" style=\"width: 478px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-849426\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170824\/Lachlan-Watson-theythem-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Lachlan Watson\" width=\"478\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170824\/Lachlan-Watson-theythem-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170824\/Lachlan-Watson-theythem-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170824\/Lachlan-Watson-theythem-768x961.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170824\/Lachlan-Watson-theythem-150x188.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170824\/Lachlan-Watson-theythem-450x563.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170824\/Lachlan-Watson-theythem.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-849426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Illustrator, Carra Sykes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 2020, Lachlan Watson was one of the youngest non-binary actors in Hollywood. They were best known for their role on Netflix\u2019s <em>The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, Watson has not slowed down. They appeared on Syfy&#8217;s hit series <em>Chucky <\/em>and starred in the Shudder Original Film <em>The Unheard. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Up next; &#8220;I\u2019m playing a leading role in <em>Y2K<\/em>, a new A24 movie coming to theaters Dec 6th!&#8221; Watson shares. Lachlan will star alongside\u00a0<strong>Rachel Zegler\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Kyle Mooney\u00a0<\/strong>in the upcoming horror\/comedy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C-5IOWNJ58m\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C-5IOWNJ58m\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Y2K (@y2kmovie)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Watson has received countless accolades for their work including a Visibility Award from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Human Rights Campaign<\/a>, and a <em>See It, Be It<\/em> award from <a href=\"https:\/\/geenadavisinstitute.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Geena Davis Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C6_vq-1ugpu\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C6_vq-1ugpu\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by lachlan watson (@lachrwatson)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Keep up with Lachlan @<span class=\"x1lliihq x193iq5w x6ikm8r x10wlt62 xlyipyv xuxw1ft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lachrwatson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lachrwatson<\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Full profiles of the 20 Under 20 honorees can be found at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teenvogue.com\/gallery\/glaad-20-under-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TeenVogue.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the program <a href=\"\/20-under-20\/\">here<\/a> and read the 2024 list <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teenvogue.com\/story\/glaad-20-under-20-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2020, GLAAD launched its first ever 20 Under 20 list in collaboration with Teen Vogue. Each year, the campaign puts the spotlight on 20 young LGBTQ change makers. The individuals honored are pioneers in a variety of fields from the arts, to politics, academia, and everything in between. In 2020, the inaugural list featured<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":449,"featured_media":921756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"middle","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[139319,139173,138841,138413,138401,138411,138732,138402,138404,138403,138423,138409,138415],"tags":[136127,141696,141697,141692,141695,141693,139447,136213,136311,131030,135406,135534,141687,141688,141691,134768,141689,141690,141694,124160,133664],"ppma_author":[139069],"class_list":{"0":"post-921670","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-20-under-20","8":"category-activism","9":"category-advocacy","10":"category-people-of-color","11":"category-entertainment","12":"category-family","13":"category-featured","14":"category-film","15":"category-music","16":"category-spanish-language-and-latino","17":"category-together","18":"category-transgender","19":"category-young-adult","20":"tag-20-under-20","21":"tag-aaron-philip","22":"tag-alex-escaja","23":"tag-daniel-radcliffe","24":"tag-emma-gonzalez","25":"tag-geena-davis-foundation","26":"tag-human-rights-campaign","27":"tag-ian-alexander","28":"tag-jamie-margolin","29":"tag-jazz-jennings","30":"tag-josie-totah","31":"tag-kidd-kenn","32":"tag-lachlan-watson","33":"tag-leo-rocha","34":"tag-logan-rozos","35":"tag-nonbinary","36":"tag-ose-ehianeta-arheghan","37":"tag-sameer-jha","38":"tag-teenvogue","39":"tag-trevor-project","40":"tag-zoey-luna"},"aioseo_notices":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO Pro 4.8.1.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In 2020, GLAAD launched its first ever 20 Under 20 list in collaboration with Teen Vogue. Each year, the campaign puts the spotlight on 20 young LGBTQ change makers. The individuals honored are pioneers in a variety of fields from the arts, to politics, academia, and everything in between. In 2020, the inaugural list featured\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Allison Bloom, Communications Consultant\"\/>\n\t<meta name=\"google-site-verification\" content=\"393886352\" \/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\/\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO Pro (AIOSEO) 4.8.1.1\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"GLAAD | GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance.\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"GLAAD\u2019s 20 Under 20 Class of 2020: Where Are They Now? | GLAAD\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In 2020, GLAAD launched its first ever 20 Under 20 list in collaboration with Teen Vogue. Each year, the campaign puts the spotlight on 20 young LGBTQ change makers. The individuals honored are pioneers in a variety of fields from the arts, to politics, academia, and everything in between. In 2020, the inaugural list featured\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\/\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/29111101\/2020-20u20-Illustrations-by-Carra-Sykes.jpeg\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image:secure_url\" content=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/29111101\/2020-20u20-Illustrations-by-Carra-Sykes.jpeg\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-10-30T15:42:16+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-10-31T14:20:53+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GLAAD\/\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@glaad\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"GLAAD\u2019s 20 Under 20 Class of 2020: Where Are They Now? | GLAAD\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"In 2020, GLAAD launched its first ever 20 Under 20 list in collaboration with Teen Vogue. Each year, the campaign puts the spotlight on 20 young LGBTQ change makers. The individuals honored are pioneers in a variety of fields from the arts, to politics, academia, and everything in between. In 2020, the inaugural list featured\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@glaad\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/29111101\/2020-20u20-Illustrations-by-Carra-Sykes.jpeg\" \/>\n\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"aioseo-schema\">\n\t\t\t{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/glaad.org\\\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\\\/#blogposting\",\"name\":\"GLAAD\\u2019s 20 Under 20 Class of 2020: Where Are They Now? | GLAAD\",\"headline\":\"GLAAD&#8217;s 20 Under 20 Class of 2020: Where Are They Now?\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/glaad.org\\\/author\\\/abloom\\\/#author\"},\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/glaad.org\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/media.glaad.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/29111101\\\/2020-20u20-Illustrations-by-Carra-Sykes.jpeg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080,\"caption\":\"Illustrator, Carra Sykes\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-10-30T11:42:16-04:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-10-31T10:20:53-04:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/glaad.org\\\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\\\/#webpage\"},\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/glaad.org\\\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\\\/#webpage\"},\"articleSection\":\"20 Under 20, Activism, Advocacy, Communities of Color, Entertainment, Family, Featured Story, Film, Music, Spanish-Language and Latine, Together, Transgender, Young Adult, 20 Under 20, Aaron Philip, Alex Escaja, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Gonz\\u00e1lez, Geena Davis Foundation, Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Ian Alexander, Jamie Margolin, Jazz Jennings, Josie Totah, Kidd Kenn, Lachlan Watson, Leo Rocha, Logan Rozos, Nonbinary, Ose Ehianeta Arheghan, Sameer Jha, TeenVogue, Trevor Project, Zoey Luna, Allison Bloom, Communications Consultant\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/glaad.org\\\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\\\/#breadcrumblist\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/glaad.org\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/glaad.org\\\/\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/glaad.org\\\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"GLAAD's 20 Under 20 Class of 2020: Where Are They Now?\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/glaad.org\\\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"GLAAD's 20 Under 20 Class of 2020: Where Are They Now?\",\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/glaad.org\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Home\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/glaad.org\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"GLAAD\",\"description\":\"GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/glaad.org\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/media.glaad.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/11\\\/20110804\\\/Glaad_Cyan.png\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/glaad.org\\\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\\\/#organizationLogo\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":639,\"caption\":\"GLAAD logo\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/glaad.org\\\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\\\/#organizationLogo\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/GLAAD\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/glaad\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/glaad\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/glaad\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/glaad\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/glaad.tumblr.com\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/glaad.org\\\/author\\\/abloom\\\/#author\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/glaad.org\\\/author\\\/abloom\\\/\",\"name\":\"Allison Bloom, Communications Consultant\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/glaad.org\\\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\\\/#authorImage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ef1c664940f8b0a37fdcd20a484657274e45e914b514b0a259bcb1d7bb3d4a94?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"width\":96,\"height\":96,\"caption\":\"Allison Bloom, Communications Consultant\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/glaad.org\\\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\\\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/glaad.org\\\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\\\/\",\"name\":\"GLAAD\\u2019s 20 Under 20 Class of 2020: Where Are They Now? | GLAAD\",\"description\":\"In 2020, GLAAD launched its first ever 20 Under 20 list in collaboration with Teen Vogue. Each year, the campaign puts the spotlight on 20 young LGBTQ change makers. The individuals honored are pioneers in a variety of fields from the arts, to politics, academia, and everything in between. In 2020, the inaugural list featured\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/glaad.org\\\/#website\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/glaad.org\\\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\\\/#breadcrumblist\"},\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/glaad.org\\\/author\\\/abloom\\\/#author\"},\"creator\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/glaad.org\\\/author\\\/abloom\\\/#author\"},\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/media.glaad.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/29111101\\\/2020-20u20-Illustrations-by-Carra-Sykes.jpeg\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/glaad.org\\\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\\\/#mainImage\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080,\"caption\":\"Illustrator, Carra Sykes\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/glaad.org\\\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\\\/#mainImage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-10-30T11:42:16-04:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-10-31T10:20:53-04:00\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/glaad.org\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/glaad.org\\\/\",\"name\":\"GLAAD\",\"description\":\"GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/glaad.org\\\/#organization\"}}]}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO Pro -->\r\n\t\t<title>GLAAD\u2019s 20 Under 20 Class of 2020: Where Are They Now? | GLAAD<\/title>\n\n","aioseo_head_json":{"title":"GLAAD\u2019s 20 Under 20 Class of 2020: Where Are They Now? | GLAAD","description":"In 2020, GLAAD launched its first ever 20 Under 20 list in collaboration with Teen Vogue. Each year, the campaign puts the spotlight on 20 young LGBTQ change makers. The individuals honored are pioneers in a variety of fields from the arts, to politics, academia, and everything in between. In 2020, the inaugural list featured","canonical_url":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\/","robots":"max-image-preview:large","keywords":"","webmasterTools":{"google-site-verification":"393886352","miscellaneous":""},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\/#blogposting","name":"GLAAD\u2019s 20 Under 20 Class of 2020: Where Are They Now? | GLAAD","headline":"GLAAD&#8217;s 20 Under 20 Class of 2020: Where Are They Now?","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/author\/abloom\/#author"},"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/#organization"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/29111101\/2020-20u20-Illustrations-by-Carra-Sykes.jpeg","width":1920,"height":1080,"caption":"Illustrator, Carra Sykes"},"datePublished":"2024-10-30T11:42:16-04:00","dateModified":"2024-10-31T10:20:53-04:00","inLanguage":"en-US","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\/#webpage"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\/#webpage"},"articleSection":"20 Under 20, Activism, Advocacy, Communities of Color, Entertainment, Family, Featured Story, Film, Music, Spanish-Language and Latine, Together, Transgender, Young Adult, 20 Under 20, Aaron Philip, Alex Escaja, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Gonz\u00e1lez, Geena Davis Foundation, Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Ian Alexander, Jamie Margolin, Jazz Jennings, Josie Totah, Kidd Kenn, Lachlan Watson, Leo Rocha, Logan Rozos, Nonbinary, Ose Ehianeta Arheghan, Sameer Jha, TeenVogue, Trevor Project, Zoey Luna, Allison Bloom, Communications Consultant"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\/#breadcrumblist","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/#listItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\/#listItem","name":"GLAAD's 20 Under 20 Class of 2020: Where Are They Now?"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\/#listItem","position":2,"name":"GLAAD's 20 Under 20 Class of 2020: Where Are They Now?","previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/#listItem","name":"Home"}}]},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/#organization","name":"GLAAD","description":"GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance.","url":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20110804\/Glaad_Cyan.png","@id":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\/#organizationLogo","width":1200,"height":639,"caption":"GLAAD logo"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\/#organizationLogo"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GLAAD\/","https:\/\/twitter.com\/glaad","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/glaad\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/glaad","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/glaad\/","https:\/\/glaad.tumblr.com\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/author\/abloom\/#author","url":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/author\/abloom\/","name":"Allison Bloom, Communications Consultant","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\/#authorImage","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ef1c664940f8b0a37fdcd20a484657274e45e914b514b0a259bcb1d7bb3d4a94?s=96&d=mm&r=g","width":96,"height":96,"caption":"Allison Bloom, Communications Consultant"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\/","name":"GLAAD\u2019s 20 Under 20 Class of 2020: Where Are They Now? | GLAAD","description":"In 2020, GLAAD launched its first ever 20 Under 20 list in collaboration with Teen Vogue. Each year, the campaign puts the spotlight on 20 young LGBTQ change makers. The individuals honored are pioneers in a variety of fields from the arts, to politics, academia, and everything in between. In 2020, the inaugural list featured","inLanguage":"en-US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/#website"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\/#breadcrumblist"},"author":{"@id":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/author\/abloom\/#author"},"creator":{"@id":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/author\/abloom\/#author"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/29111101\/2020-20u20-Illustrations-by-Carra-Sykes.jpeg","@id":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\/#mainImage","width":1920,"height":1080,"caption":"Illustrator, Carra Sykes"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\/#mainImage"},"datePublished":"2024-10-30T11:42:16-04:00","dateModified":"2024-10-31T10:20:53-04:00"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/","name":"GLAAD","description":"GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance.","inLanguage":"en-US","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/#organization"}}]},"og:locale":"en_US","og:site_name":"GLAAD | GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance.","og:type":"article","og:title":"GLAAD\u2019s 20 Under 20 Class of 2020: Where Are They Now? | GLAAD","og:description":"In 2020, GLAAD launched its first ever 20 Under 20 list in collaboration with Teen Vogue. Each year, the campaign puts the spotlight on 20 young LGBTQ change makers. The individuals honored are pioneers in a variety of fields from the arts, to politics, academia, and everything in between. In 2020, the inaugural list featured","og:url":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\/","og:image":"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/29111101\/2020-20u20-Illustrations-by-Carra-Sykes.jpeg","og:image:secure_url":"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/29111101\/2020-20u20-Illustrations-by-Carra-Sykes.jpeg","og:image:width":1920,"og:image:height":1080,"article:published_time":"2024-10-30T15:42:16+00:00","article:modified_time":"2024-10-31T14:20:53+00:00","article:publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GLAAD\/","twitter:card":"summary_large_image","twitter:site":"@glaad","twitter:title":"GLAAD\u2019s 20 Under 20 Class of 2020: Where Are They Now? | GLAAD","twitter:description":"In 2020, GLAAD launched its first ever 20 Under 20 list in collaboration with Teen Vogue. Each year, the campaign puts the spotlight on 20 young LGBTQ change makers. The individuals honored are pioneers in a variety of fields from the arts, to politics, academia, and everything in between. In 2020, the inaugural list featured","twitter:creator":"@glaad","twitter:image":"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/29111101\/2020-20u20-Illustrations-by-Carra-Sykes.jpeg"},"aioseo_meta_data":{"post_id":"921670","title":null,"description":null,"keywords":null,"keyphrases":{"focus":{"keyphrase":"","score":0,"analysis":{"keyphraseInTitle":{"score":0,"maxScore":9,"error":1}}},"additional":[]},"primary_term":{"category":139319},"canonical_url":null,"og_title":null,"og_description":null,"og_object_type":"default","og_image_type":"default","og_image_url":null,"og_image_width":null,"og_image_height":null,"og_image_custom_url":null,"og_image_custom_fields":null,"og_video":"","og_custom_url":null,"og_article_section":null,"og_article_tags":null,"twitter_use_og":false,"twitter_card":"default","twitter_image_type":"default","twitter_image_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_fields":null,"twitter_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"schema":{"blockGraphs":[],"customGraphs":[],"default":{"data":{"Article":[],"Course":[],"Dataset":[],"FAQPage":[],"Movie":[],"Person":[],"Product":[],"ProductReview":[],"Car":[],"Recipe":[],"Service":[],"SoftwareApplication":[],"WebPage":[]},"graphName":"BlogPosting","isEnabled":true},"graphs":[]},"schema_type":"default","schema_type_options":null,"pillar_content":false,"robots_default":true,"robots_noindex":false,"robots_noarchive":false,"robots_nosnippet":false,"robots_nofollow":false,"robots_noimageindex":false,"robots_noodp":false,"robots_notranslate":false,"robots_max_snippet":"-1","robots_max_videopreview":"-1","robots_max_imagepreview":"large","priority":null,"frequency":"default","local_seo":null,"limit_modified_date":false,"open_ai":{"title":{"suggestions":[],"usage":0},"description":{"suggestions":[],"usage":0}},"created":"2024-10-28 17:51:15","updated":"2024-10-31 14:21:25"},"aioseo_breadcrumb":"<div class=\"aioseo-breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\" title=\"Home\">Home<\/a>\n<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/category\/20-under-20\/\" title=\"20 Under 20\">20 Under 20<\/a>\n<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\tGLAAD\u2019s 20 Under 20 Class of 2020: Where Are They Now?\n<\/span><\/div>","aioseo_breadcrumb_json":[{"label":"Home","link":"https:\/\/glaad.org"},{"label":"20 Under 20","link":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/category\/20-under-20\/"},{"label":"GLAAD&#8217;s 20 Under 20 Class of 2020: Where Are They Now?","link":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\/"}],"authors":[{"term_id":139069,"user_id":449,"is_guest":0,"slug":"abloom","display_name":"Allison Bloom, Communications Consultant","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ef1c664940f8b0a37fdcd20a484657274e45e914b514b0a259bcb1d7bb3d4a94?s=96&d=mm&r=g","author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"","first_name":"abloom","job_title":"","description":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/921670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/449"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=921670"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/921670\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":921873,"href":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/921670\/revisions\/921873"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/921756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=921670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=921670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=921670"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=921670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}