People & Accounts to Check Out

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April 14, 2022

Most of us live on social media these days. A small, tangible step you can take in your allyship is following people to learn from -- this not only provides you little daily bites of education, but also supports BIPOC, queer, trans, and other marginalized creators. Follow a few (or all) of these folks and get learning!

My Favorite Educators & Content Creators

  • @rachel.cargle, she/her (my favorite anti-racism learning account)
  • @theconsciouslee (fantastic anti-racism and all around social justice account)
  • @blairimani, she/her (a Black bisexual muslim cis woman, activist)
  • @mattxiv, he/they (cis gay man, activist)
  • @the_yvesdropper, he/him (Black gay cis man, activist, Yves often posts beautiful and heartbreaking eulogies of the marginalized folks we’ve lost due to hatred)
  • @munroebergdorf, she/they (a Black trans woman, activist, model)
  • @ashleemariepreston, she/her (a Black trans woman, activist, media personality)
  • @alokvmenon, they/them (a nonbinary author, performer, activist)

Anti-Racism Accounts

Indigenous Accounts

Transgender & Non-Binary Folks

  • Transgender folks
  • @chasestrangio, he/him (trans man who is the lead ALCU lawyer for trans rights – he’s most active on Twitter)
  • @kennyethanjones, he/him (a black trans man, activist, model)
  • @themilajam, she/her (a black trans woman, activist, model, the “STOP KILLING US” artist)
  • @munroebergdorf, she/they (a Black trans woman, activist, model)
  • @ashleemariepreston, she/her (a Black trans woman, activist, media personality)
  • @thedisabledhippie, he/him (trans masculine disabled activist and model)
  • @msisisking, she/her (a Black trans woman, actress)
  • @anderfinn, he/him (associative director of trans media at GLAAD);l
  • @thechrismosier, he/him (the first trans man on men’s Team USA, professional Nike athlete, advocate)
  • @jayceeisalive, she/they (trans athlete, power lifter, read her story here)
  • @andrayayearwood, she/her (trans athlete & advocate)
  • Non-binary folks
  • Indya Moore, they/she (non-binary trans person, actress, activist)
  • Jeffrey Marsh, they/them (non-binary activist)
  • Wednesday Holmes, they/them (non-binary artist and activist, “ASMR for your eyes”)
  • Dylan Kapit, they/them (non-binary autistic advocate and educator)
  • Meg Emiko, they/them (non-binary artist, their store is here)
  • Devin-Norelle, ze/zim (Black, non-binary trans masculine individual, activist)
  • Ren Fernandez-Kim, she/they (non-binary Korean-Peruvian activist)
  • Alok Vaid Menon, they/them (nonbinary author, performer, activist)

Trans Folks by Ancestry/Race

  • East Asian Folks
  • Meg Emiko, they/them (non-binary artist, their store is here)
  • Ren Fernandez-Kim, she/they (non-binary Korean-Peruvian activist)
  • Leo Sheng, he/him (Chinese-American adoptee, actor – Micah on the L Word, activist)
  • South and Southeast Asian Folks
  • Alok Vaid Menon, they/them (nonbinary author, performer, activist)
  • SWANA Folks
  • Arya Yekta, they/them (Persian LGBTQ+ activist)
  • Cyrus Golestan, he/him (Persian transgender activist)
  • Latine Folks
  • Ren Fernandez-Kim, she/they (non-binary Korean-Peruvian activist)
  • Indya Moore, they/she (non-binary trans person, actress, activist)
  • Black Folks
  • Devin-Norelle, ze/zim (Black, non-binary trans masculine individual, activist)
  • Isis King, she/her (a Black trans woman, actress)
  • Indya Moore, they/she (non-binary trans person, actress, activist)
  • Andraya Yearwood, she/her (trans athlete & advocate)
  • Kenny Ethan Jones, he/him (a black trans man, activist, model)
  • Munroe Bergdorf, she/they (a Black trans woman, activist, model)
  • Kayden Coleman, he/him (a Black trans man who gave birth to two kids, activist, educator)
  • Multi-Racial Folks
  • Ren Fernandez-Kim, she/they (non-binary Korean-Peruvian activist)
  • Me, Schuyler Bailar, he/him (Korean-American)
  • Cyrus Golestan, he/him (Persian transgender activist)
  • Indigenous Folks
  • Dinae, they/them (Indigenous trans-femme activist and influencer

Trans Athletes

Other Queer Folks

  • @theyasminbenoit, she/her (a black asexual woman, activist)
  • @blairimani, she/her (a Black bisexual muslim cis woman, activist)
  • @mattxiv, he/they (cis gay man, activist)
  • @yvesdropper, he/him (Black gay cis man, activist, Yves often posts beautiful and heartbreaking eulogies of the marginalized folks we’ve lost due to hatred)

Body Acceptance, Fat Positive, Anti-Diet, HAES Accounts

  • @meganjaynecrabbe, she/her (cis woman, body acceptance & self-care)
  • @tiffanyima, she/her (Black cis woman, body acceptance & working out)
  • @nutritiontea, she/her (Black cis woman, nutritionist, HAES)
  • @dietitiananna, she/her (white cis woman, nutritionist, disabled, HAES)
  • @meg.boggs, she/her (white cis woman, athlete & advocate)

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