Creating Change Conference 2025: A look back at a movement in motion
by Curated February 21, 2025 · Gay News / Gay Pride / Gay Rights / The Advocate
Author: Nikki Aye,Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière
Crowd looks on during Black Leadership Rising plenary
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David Artavia, Hope Giselle, and Donato Fatuesi on the Creator’s Stage
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JeNae Taylor and Ted. E. BearBlack leadership rising panel, Andre Wade, emcee Tre’vell Anderson, Rep. Mauree Turner, Imani Rupert -Gordon and Dr. David Johns
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Conference attendees at the Las Vegas inflatable
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JeNae Taylor and Ted. E. Bear
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Kierra Johnson greets indigenous leaders at the opening plenary
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Indigenous keynote
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Conference director Fernando Lopez, Benjamin Coy and Kierra Johnson
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Indigenous leaders welcome conference attendees with traditional song and ceremony
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@graythegriot slays on stage at the Variety Show
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Jenae and Jonathan lead the plenary audiences in song between panels
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Post Democracy plenary group photo included Imara Jones, Dr. David Johns, Andrea Jenkins and Mel Willingham Jaggers
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Performer at drag brunch at Gipsy
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Trans institute group
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Conference goers
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Conference goers
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Portrait of a performer at the house ball
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Ryan Hurst, Kris Hayashi and Kierra Johnson speak about 2025
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Drag brunch performance
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Conference goers hang in the hallway
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Session attendee
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Performers at the drag brunch fundraiser
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Session presenters
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Kierra Johnson takes the mic at karaoke
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Dee Tom-Monge, Benjmain Coy, Bruce Cohen and Cathy Renna
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Tre’vell Anderson emcee’s at a packed plenary
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Alicia Boykins and Fernando Lopez
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Safety and security panel
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Sayre Reese, Frenchie David, Ada Vox and Benjamin Coy
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Kierra Johnson with creators for change
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Kierra Johnson, Alicia Boykins and fiancée Jazz at the cabaret
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Frenchie Davis
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Staff and attendees celebrate the end of the conference
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Performer Egypt Frantz at the cabaret
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Las Vegas Ambassadors are thanked for their help
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Closing ceremony
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Kierra Johnson and National LGBTQ Task Force board members
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Closing ceremony acknowledging ancestors
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Want to create change today? For more information about the National LGBTQ Task Force, visit thetaskforce.org.
Original Article on The Advocate
Author: Nikki Aye,Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière
