Sam Sanders is an award-winning reporter, radio host and podcaster. Sanders has been named best podcast host by both the Ambies and the iHeart Podcast Awards, and his work has been honored by the LA Press Club, the National Association of LJBTQ+ Journalists and the National Association of Black Journalists.

Saeed Jones is an author as well as a powerful voice in the world of literary activism, and his writing often engages the questions and nuances of identity. In 2019, Saeed released his highly anticipated memoir, How We Fight for Our Lives. His memoir won the 2019 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction, as well as a 2020 Stonewall Book Award.

Zach Stafford is an award-winning journalist, editor, and Tony award-winning producer of the Broadway musical A Strange Loop.  Stafford was the first Black editor-in-chief of The Advocate, served as the chief content officer of Grindr, and was a journalist at The Guardian. He currently serves on the board of directors of the American LGBTQ+ Museum.