Identity, Activism, and Perseverance: Reflections on LGBTQ+ Pride Month

Members of GSB Pride share who inspires them and why.

July 28, 2021

| by Stanford GSB Staff
Colorful graphic compilation of influential LGBTQ visionaries. From left to right: Audre Lorde, RuPaul Charles, Larry Kramer, Keith Haring, Laverne Cox. Credit: Cory Hall

Influential LGBTQ visionaries. From left to right: Audre Lorde, RuPaul Charles, Larry Kramer, Keith Haring, Laverne Cox. | Photo-illustration by Cory Hall

To celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month, we asked members of the GSB Pride club to share who inspires them and why.

Alex Lehman, MBA ’22, chose RuPaul Charles, quoting the boundary-smashing Drag Race host: “Know who you are, and deliver it at all times.”Click through to read more about the artists and activists who inspire the members of Stanford GSB’s LGBTQ+ community.

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