Which LGBTQ+ rising stars do you admire most? Let us know, so we can celebrate them on The Dots!
We still have a way to go when it comes to LGBTQ+ diversity and representation in the creative/tech/digital industries – which is why it is so important for us as a platform to use our force for good.
We celebrate and promote LGBTQ+ talent all throughout the year, including via our list of brilliant LGBTQ+ leaders:
https://the-dots.com/users/search/list/1358
This is definitely not an exhaustive list, so we’re always looking to unearth more incredible talent to highlight, feature and promote, so we can help them get the recognition and opportunities they deserve.
With this in mind, we’d love to know who are your top LGBTQ+ rising stars, so we can celebrate those who are transforming the industry of today and inspiring the generation of tomorrow.
We’ll then feature this incredible talent in July – including publishing our annual LGBTQ+ rising star list for 2021!
To nominate simply @ mention them in the comments below.
Thank you so much in advance for this!
Pip
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- Amy Durranthttps://www.amydurrant.co.uk/
- OK, so she's been around for a bit but I want to put her forward. She's been supporting LGBTQ+ since her early days and she has always been out there for inclusive narratives, daring stories, challenging ways of showing age in showbiz and independent / alternative forms of filmmaking. Drum roll, excitement, tension.... The nominee is @KateWinslet !
- @Henri T's photography beautifully captures underrepresented groups – often exploring queerness & deconstructing the gender binary
- Thank you so much Pip! I love seeing the creative, Queer community grow and work with our wider community. Onwards and upwards!
- @Jay Harris was instrumental in launching the Ocado Progress vans this year and is an all-round great guy with talent to burn. https://www.harriscreative.co.uk/progressvan
- Thanks so much for all your brilliant nominations so far. If you havn't yet done so, please nominate your top LGBTQ+ rising stars :-)Oh, and hi amazing nominees from our previous LGBTQ+ trailblazer lists! I’d absolutely love you to nominate your top LGBTQ+ rising stars. Please add their names in the 'replies' section above, so we can celebrate them, and help them get the recognition and opportunities they deserve. Thanks so much! Pip.@Chaka Sobhani, @Tara Mckenty, @Shelley Silas, @Ayishat Akanbi, @Hana Tanimura, @Hannah Peaker, @Ryan Fitzgibbon, @Ryker Allen, @Amit Greenberg, @Marcelo Gutierrez, @Yezmin Villarreal, @Bridget Ore, @Zing Tsjeng, @Amelia Abraham, @Tom Rasmussen, @Ayesha Tan Jones, @Karnage Kills, @Juno Roche, @Charlie Craggs, @Mario Pimenta, @Alessandro Merlo, @Paula Akpan, @Asad Dhunna, @Sharan Dhaliwal, @Chirag H Patel, @Poonum Chauhan, @La Kingsbeer, @Laurie Garnons Williams, @Asifa Lahore, @Vishal Gaikwad, @Joseph Adesunloye, @Travis Alabanza, @Jeff Taylor, @Asad Dhunna, @Megan Lucero @Tom Stevens, @Tia Simon-Campbell, @Naeem Davis, @Kai Isaiah Jamal, @Bernice Mulenga, @Sandra Falase, @Imani Robinson, @Brendan McKnight, @Rose Pilkington, @Andy Dexterity, @Tin Nguyen, @Samuel Leighton-Dore, @Tanya Compas, @Cecilie Harris, @Mitch Zachary, @Matthew Regan, @Sophie Duker, @Liv Wynter, @Ellen Jones, @Kemah Bob, @Liv Little, @Almass Badat, @John Down, @Tea Uglow, @Mark Runacus, @Tamara Littleton, @Samuel Dougal, @Harrison Pearce, @Elizabeth Valleau, @Rhyannon Styles, @Norman Boulton, @Lucy Fizz, @Robbie-Lee Valentine, @Eve Stainton, @Ryker Allen
- I came across @Rachelle Cox's profile & their advocacy to speak up on Queer joy and living with ADHD is so inspiring to see! In particular, their project 'BEING NEURODIVERSE DURING A PANDEMIC for SEN Talk' gives a thought-provoking insight into Neurodiverse minds.
- Lauren Rutherford, Founder of White Label Live X, Newcastle born, London based https://www.linkedin.com/in/lrutherford1/Her tenacity during the pandemic has meant she has taken tech to a whole new level in regards to incredible events being hosted online.Konstantinous Konstantinou an almighty Creative Director at 1HQ Amsterdam https://www.linkedin.com/in/konstantinos-konstantinou-3124025b/Adan Farias https://www.linkedin.com/in/adanfariasforero/ from Columbia, based in London. His research topics and visual practice are about queer aesthetics and decolonisation in graphic design https://adanfarias.com/We-the-fagg-tsRosie Mussen https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosiemussen/ Middleweight Copywriter at Indicia Worldwide, based in BristolGabriella Bord, https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriellabord/ Co-Founder at Made by Chapter, London basedAries/ @Kate Moross Founder of Studio Moross https://www.studiomoross.com/. General all round LGBTQ+ and creative industry trail blazer, the work coming out of Studio Moross right now is epic! London based.Belle Piec @Belle Piec. https://www.linkedin.com/in/bellepiec/ Graphic Designer who helped me with an identity for Folkestone Pride a few years ago.She completly transformed the identity for pride and made it look incredible. You should see the before and after, she worked some serious design magic!I'd also like to give a shout out to Elvis Comms for the work they did for Cadbury's Cream Egg and The Illegal Blood Bank https://www.elvislondon.com/work/unilad/the-illegal-blood-bank LGBTQ+ support and activism done right.
- Hi Pip, I would nominate @Elton John for his talent and evergreens.
- I would love to nomiate @Edward Smith / Teddi the Drag queen! Such amazing talent, you can see more here:https://www.instagram.com/teddi957/https://www.facebook.com/teddi957
- Dan Levy!! ♡♡♡
- Rashida Renee https://intothegloss.com/2020/07/rashida-renee-ward-beauty-routine/
- me I'm so great, I'm so great
- https://www.marcusbranch.com/https://www.jonkeyart.co/
- I have started a platform @nafs.space for creative Queers from the SWANA Region. I have been working very hard at this to showcase queers from this region. After having worked in the creative industries in london for 10 years- I feel there is a lack of representation, so i took matters into my own hands and created this platform. :)www.nafs.space
- Far from a rising star, but I feel that @Kate Winslet deserves a mention here for all that she says in her interviews regarding her strong support for the LGBTQ+ .... & her recent film 'Ammonite'. She always stands strong along side LGBTQ+. This is one of the reasons I admire her the most.
- although Kate hates me @Kate Moross I love Kates work and talk about sweet wrappers. To bad Chip Kidd isn’t on The Dots :(
- Munroe Bergdorf and Kyle Devolle
- @Daisy Rogers - a talented queer nuerodivergent CEO and founder of a creative social enterprise for minorities!
- @Daisy Rogers definitely!
- Daniel Lismore
- Meeeee!!!
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