Top LGBTQ Keynote Speakers

Make this year the year that you inspire real change within your team and organisation with our LGBTQ keynote speakers. Whether you're looking to create a more welcoming and supportive environment for LGBTQ employees or hoping to foster greater understanding and empathy among team members, our speakers can help you achieve your goals.

Top LGBTQ keynote speakers

Ben Hunte

Develop your team's understanding of the issues facing the LGBTQ+ community globally and empower them as allies with Ben Hunte, the BBC's first LGBTQ correspondent and senior reporter for VICE. Ben hopes to bring the voices of those who feel they aren't being heard to the front, saying, "There are a lot of marginalised voices that need to be given a mouthpiece."

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India Willoughby

Foster a more inclusive and diverse workplace culture guided by the groundbreaking experiences and insights of India Willoughby, the world's first transgender TV newsreader and inspiring role model. India is passionate about LGBTQ causes, trans rights and achieving gender equity.

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Dean McCullough

Bring warmth and pace to your event with Dean McCullough, broadcaster, event host and LGBTQ+ advocate. Named the UK's Top LGBTQ+ Broadcaster by Attitude magazine, Dean hosts for major brands and speaks on representation, visibility and what genuine inclusion sounds like on air and in the room.

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Zing Tsjeng

Get an insight into arts, culture, and identity with Zing Tsjeng, executive editor of VICE UK, journalist and author of Forgotten Women. She specialises in women's and LGBTQ rights, politics, culture and lifestyle.

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Charlie Martin

Discover how transitioning enabled race car driver Charlie Martin to become her most authentic self and ultimately achieve the impossible. Her mission is to make LGBTQ history as the first transgender driver to compete at the oldest and greatest endurance race in the world, the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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Jack Woolley

Hear how authenticity and elite performance sit together from Jack Woolley, two-time Olympic taekwondo athlete and LGBTQ+ advocate. Jack speaks on resilience, mental toughness and competing openly as a gay athlete, and has taken his story to a far wider audience through RTÉ's Dancing with the Stars.

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Stephanie Hirst

Inspire your team to believe in their potential and achieve their goals with Stephanie Hirst, speaker, 'Believe Achieve' advocate and DEI expert. Broadcaster Stephanie created 'Believe Achieve' to help educate those who want to learn more about LGBTQ issues along with motivating people to reach their potential in life.

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Shiva Raichandani

Approach inclusion through the lens of storytelling with Shiva Raichandani, BAFTA-nominated filmmaker and diversity consultant. Shiva works with organisations on LGBTQIA+ inclusive practice and intersectional identity, drawing on years of work in media representation, performance and creative direction.

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Jamie Windust

Strike a pose and learn how inclusion lets everyone thrive with Jamie Windust, speaker, editor, model and diversity advocate. Jamie graduated in Fashion Management and Marketing from UCA, and has gone on to become a champion for LGBTQ issues in the fashion industry and beyond, shining a light on what it means to be a non-binary person in Britain today.

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Danielle St James

Put trans+ inclusion on a practical footing with Danielle St James, founder and CEO of the charity Not A Phase. Danielle has advised Nike, Condé Nast and Soho House Group on diversity strategy and trans+ inclusivity policy, and speaks plainly about what it takes to move an organisation from written policy to daily practice.

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Asad Dhunna

Expand your horizons and foster inclusion in your business with Asad Dhunna, an inspirational speaker and marketing and diversity expert. Previously the Director of Communications for Pride in London in a voluntary capacity, Asad is also a board trustee for akt, the UK's leading LGBTQ homelessness charity, and a board advisor for Spark & Co, a community-led organisation supporting individuals from minority backgrounds.

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Dame Inga Beale, DBE

Gain insights into motivation, management, finance, and diversity from an LGBTQ perspective with Dame Inga Beale, speaker and former CEO of Lloyd's of London. Inga is also a fantastic speaker for your International Women's Day events.

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Gary 'Plastic Boy' Thompson

Discover the power of boundary-breaking beauty and embrace LGBTQ diversity in makeup with Gary Thompson, speaker, makeup artist, blogger, and influencer known as 'The Plastic Boy'.

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Heather Fisher

Hear what living authentically at the top of world sport really takes with Heather Fisher, Rugby World Cup winner, Rio Olympian and GB bobsledder. After recovering from an eating disorder, overcoming a serious spinal injury and navigating life with alopecia, Heather speaks openly about identity, resilience and self-belief. She hosts the BBC podcast Plenty of Fishers and has appeared on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.

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Why do we need LGBTQ keynote speakers?

A lack of acceptance and inclusivity often leads to a breakdown in our teams and communities. Hosting an LGBTQ speaker will inspire positive change and the creation of inclusive spaces. Consider hiring a speaker for an event focussed on:

• International Transgender Day of Visibility (March)
• Lesbian Visibility Day (April)
• International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (May)
• Pride Month (June)
• Bisexual Awareness Week (September)
• National Coming Out Day (October 11)
• LGBTQ History Month (February in the UK, October in the US)
• Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) (November 20)

Our experienced roster of LGBTQ speakers is available to help you raise awareness and inspire a better, more diverse, and inclusive world. Interested? Esend us a message for information on these speakers, LGBTQ event themes, and more.

The final word, however, goes to Lady Gaga: “Don’t you ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can’t be exactly who you are.”