On International Women’s Day, Five Activists Who Are Inspiring Change Around the World

At the National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change this year, we listened as thousands of those women talked about how they were making changing in their own communities.  All of their voices were inspiring, not just individually, but as a collective force.

International Women’s Day reminds us to think about the amazing work that women are doing to inspire change.  I want to share just a few stories of women that you might not have heard about.

Fernanda Milan, a Guatemalan transgender rights activist, fled her home country after being attacked by the police.  Having been granted asylum in Denmark, she continues her work for transgender rights.  In her…