Celebrating LGBT+ Leaders for Pride Month

In celebration of Pride Month, YWCA Contra Costa / Sacramento is proud to honor and highlight the remarkable contributions of several LGBT+ leaders who have made significant impacts in their respective fields. These individuals exemplify courage, innovation, and dedication to the fight for equality and inclusion. Join us as we recognize and celebrate their extraordinary achievements and the enduring spirit of Pride Month.

In celebration of Pride Month, YWCA Contra Costa / Sacramento is proud to highlight the incredible contributions of Sue Sanders. For over forty years, this British LGBT rights activist has specialized in challenging oppression in the public and voluntary sectors. She created The Classroom, which provides lesson plans that ‘usualise’ diverse LGBT people for all ages across the curriculum.

Janet Mock

Meet Janet Mock, a passionate advocate for transgender rights, as well as a talented writer and media producer. Janet Mock made history as the very first openly transgender woman of color to pen a television episode and land a significant studio contract with her acclaimed series "Pose."

Pragati Singh

We are proud to honor Pragati Singh, an Indian medical doctor and public health official and activist. Pragati identifies as grey asexual and is known for her research and work in the Indian asexual community.

Tammy Baldwin

Tammy Baldwin made history as the first openly gay individual elected to both houses of Congress. Since 2013, she has represented Wisconsin as its junior Senator and has been a dedicated champion for LGBTQ+ rights, healthcare accessibility, and student debt relief.

Kim Coco Iwamoto

We honor Kim Coco Iwamoto, a Hawaiian politician. Her election as a trans woman in 2006 made her, at that time, the highest-ranking openly transgender elected official in the U.S. and the first openly transgender official to win statewide office in Hawaii.

Angela Davis

Angela Davis is known internationally for her work to confront all forms of oppression in the U.S. and abroad. As a second-wave Black Feminist, Davis has consistently worked to dismantle oppression faced by the Black community, women, and the LGBTQ+ community.

Yasmin Benoit

This Pride Month, we are celebrating women advocating for the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community! Yasmin Benoit is an alternative fashion model, an Asexual and Aromantic activist from the United Kingdom, and the creator of the #ThisIsWhatAsexualLooksLike movement.

Uyaiedu Ikpe-Etim

Lastly, we honor Uyaiedu Ikpe-Etim, a Nigerian film producer, screenwriter, and filmmaker. She creates stories of Nigeria's marginalized LGBTQ+ communities and works to give voice to Nigeria's LGBTQ+ community through her film production company, Hashtag Media House.



Join us in celebrating these extraordinary leaders who embody the spirit of Pride Month and the ongoing fight for equality and inclusion.