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QueerBio.Com is pleased to present its annual list of Outstanding LGBTQ Youths for the year.  The biographies of these individuals have all been added to the biographical website during the year when their actions and achievements came to the attention of the editors.  Some have faced great risk to their personal lives by being publicly identified as LGBTQ. All have used their skills or served as role models to help others live their lives openly.  
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QueerBio.Com is pleased to present its annual list of Outstanding LGBTQ Youths for the year.  The biographies of these individuals were added to the biographical website during the year when their actions and achievements came to the attention of the editors.  Some have faced great risk to their personal lives by being publicly identified as LGBTQ. All have used their skills or served as role models to help others live their lives openly.  
  
 
Each has made a material impact in their field of interest.  These fields include activism, sports, politics, the military, fashion and entertainment.   
 
Each has made a material impact in their field of interest.  These fields include activism, sports, politics, the military, fashion and entertainment.   
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These individuals hail from Sweden, Canada, Tunisia, the United States, India, Great Britain and Spain.  To read their remarkable stories, simply click on their names:
 
These individuals hail from Sweden, Canada, Tunisia, the United States, India, Great Britain and Spain.  To read their remarkable stories, simply click on their names:
  
* [[Ramy Ayari]], Tunisia - LGBTQ activist
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'''Canada'''
* [[Alexander Bengtsson]], Sweden - Conservative Party member of parliament.
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* [[Rowan Blanchard]], United States - actor and LGBTQ activist.
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* [[Scotty Dynamo]] - YouTube star and rapper.
* [[Dutee Chand]], India - sprinter and Indian National Champion.
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* [[Scotty Dynamo]], Canada - YouTube star and rapper.  
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'''Great Britain'''
* [[Elliot Fletcher]], United States - transgender actor.
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* [[Noah Galvin]], United States - actor in the hit television series 'The Real O'Neals'.  
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* [[Mitch Price]] - Stonewall's Young Campaigner of the Year.  
* [[Gavin Grimm]], United States - transgender activist at the centre of the controversy over bathroom segregation in the southern United States.  
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* [[AJ Selfridge]] - Stonewall's Young Campaigner of the Year.
* [[Tyler Henry]], United States - clairvoyant who launched his popular television show in the year.
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* [[Jazz Jennings]], United States - transgender YouTube star and activist.
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'''India'''
* [[Casil McArthur]], United States - transgender fashion model.
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* [[Mitch Price]], Great Britain - Stonewall's Young Campaigner of the Year.
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* [[Dutee Chand]] - sprinter and Indian National Champion.
* [[AJ Selfridge]], Great Britain - Stonewall's Young Campaigner of the Year. 
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* [[Jesus Tomillero]], Spain - Football referee who faced bullying and death threats.
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'''Spain'''
* [[Aaron Wixson]], United States - first individual to come out after the U.S. military adopted a policy of accepting open transgender personnel in 2016.
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* [[Jesus Tomillero]] - Football referee who faced bullying and death threats.
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'''Sweden'''
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* [[Alexander Bengtsson]] - Conservative Party member of parliament.
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'''Tunisia'''
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* [[Ramy Ayari]] - LGBTQ activist
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'''United States'''
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* [[Rowan Blanchard]] - actor and LGBTQ activist.
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* [[Elliot Fletcher]] - transgender actor.
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* [[Noah Galvin]] - actor in the hit television series 'The Real O'Neals'.  
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* [[Gavin Grimm]] - transgender activist at the centre of the controversy over bathroom segregation in the southern United States.  
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* [[Tyler Henry]] - clairvoyant who launched his popular television show in the year.
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* [[Jazz Jennings]] - transgender YouTube star and activist.
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* [[Casil McArthur]] - transgender fashion model.
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* [[Aaron Wixson]] - first individual to come out after the U.S. military adopted a policy of accepting open transgender personnel in 2016.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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* [[Outstanding LGBTQ Youths of 2014]]
 
* [[Outstanding LGBTQ Youths of 2014]]
 
* [[Outstanding LGBTQ Youths of 2015]]
 
* [[Outstanding LGBTQ Youths of 2015]]
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* [[Outstanding LGBTQ Youths of 2017]]
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* [[Outstanding LGBTQ Youths of 2018]]
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* [[Outstanding LGBTQ Youths of 2019]]
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* [[Outstanding LGBTQ Youths of 2020]]
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* [[Outstanding LGBTQ Youths of 2021]]
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* [[Outstanding LGBTQ Youths of 2022]]
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* [[Outstanding LGBTQ Youths of 2023]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 21:10, 27 December 2023

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QueerBio.Com is pleased to present its annual list of Outstanding LGBTQ Youths for the year. The biographies of these individuals were added to the biographical website during the year when their actions and achievements came to the attention of the editors. Some have faced great risk to their personal lives by being publicly identified as LGBTQ. All have used their skills or served as role models to help others live their lives openly.

Each has made a material impact in their field of interest. These fields include activism, sports, politics, the military, fashion and entertainment.

It is particularly notable the large number of transgender individuals appearing on the list this year. This reflects the increased visibility, activism, and confidence within the community and across the age spectrum.

These individuals hail from Sweden, Canada, Tunisia, the United States, India, Great Britain and Spain. To read their remarkable stories, simply click on their names:

Canada

Great Britain

India

Spain

Sweden

Tunisia

United States

  • Rowan Blanchard - actor and LGBTQ activist.
  • Elliot Fletcher - transgender actor.
  • Noah Galvin - actor in the hit television series 'The Real O'Neals'.
  • Gavin Grimm - transgender activist at the centre of the controversy over bathroom segregation in the southern United States.
  • Tyler Henry - clairvoyant who launched his popular television show in the year.
  • Jazz Jennings - transgender YouTube star and activist.
  • Casil McArthur - transgender fashion model.
  • Aaron Wixson - first individual to come out after the U.S. military adopted a policy of accepting open transgender personnel in 2016.

See Also


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