Transgender Activist, Writer & Thought Leader; Senior Media Strategist & National Spokesperson for GLAAD
Tiq Milan Biography
Tiq Milan, a public speaker and thought leader, shares his story of being transgender and how that informs his views on masculinity, race and gender. He travels throughout North America leading discussions on healthy modes of masculinity, inclusive leadership and creating cultures of consent. He has lectured at several universities including Harvard, Stanford and Brown on the importance of inclusion as tool of innovation and outlines concrete strategies for productive engagement. Milan also travels with The Moth sharing his story of love and transition. He’s performed in over 24 cities in the US and has two dates in London in Spring of 2024.
He is a sought-after host and strategic media consultant. He’s moderated conversations about LGBT representation in media for HBO’s Newfest Film Festival, The Toronto Film Festival, LOGO and MTV. He’s hosted authors in conversation at The Schomburg Center for Research, and Harlem’s Apollo Theater; as well as NYU and Princeton. Milan is an Executive Producer on the critically acclaimed and GLAAD award winning documentary, "Beyond Aggressives: 25 Year Later."
As a media consultant, he guides organizations and companies in creating detailed media campaigns that engage diverse audiences in ways that are inclusive and authentic. He’s worked with HBO, NBC News and various film and television producers on the rollout of several projects including the HBO’s "Suited" and Netflix’s "The Death and Life of Marsha P Johnson." He also featured in Netflix’s acclaimed documentary "Disclosure" and GAP’s Global Pride Family campaign.
Milan also served as the Senior Media Strategist and National Spokesperson for GLAAD using data driven strategies to engage various media in appropriate and honest LGBTQ representation and creative direction.
As a cultural influencer and writer, Milan writes about pop culture, inclusive leadership, transgender rights and equity. A journalist for over a decade, his work has appeared on Buzzfeed, NBC and CNN among others. He has been a guest on several podcasts, including The Read, Fierce Love and The Clay Cane Show. His 2016 TED Talk “A Queer Vision of Love and Marriage” has been viewed over 3 million times and continues to inform and inspire people all over the world.
He also sits on the board of The American LGBTQ Museum, The LGBT Center and The Trans Genome Project at Mount Sinai.
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Tiq Milan Speaking Topics
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REIMAGINING BLACK MANHOOD: A TRANSGENDER EXPERIENCE
Masculinity is as performative as any other gender. It is fluid, expansive and belongs to anyone who embodies it. Tiq is a transgender man who has experienced gender on many different points across the spectrum. These experiences have shaped his approach to creating his own masculinity and allowed him to interrogate the toxic notions that are attached to being a man in the world. In this presentation Tiq shares stories of his journey of becoming a man and what he’s learned about the masculine experience and binary gender. He also looks at how race intersects with how we define gender.
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KEEPING IT 100: ALLYSHIP AND LOVE ACROSS THE MARGINS
Being queer has emerged as an identity that is inclusive of folks who fall outside of cisgender and heteronormative ideas of how gender manifests and desire is shaped. Binary definitions of gender or sexuality are no longer sufficient in describing the experience that many people are having in the world. In this presentation Tiq discusses strategies to sustaining ally relationships and why it’s beneficial to personal and professional growth and development. Our allyship isn’t just for folks who have different gender expressions but is about finding common ground amongst the intersecting human experience.
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Tiq Milan is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as REIMAGINING BLACK MANHOOD: A TRANSGENDER EXPERIENCE, KEEPING IT 100: ALLYSHIP AND LOVE ACROSS THE MARGINS and THE POWER OF STORYTELLING. The estimated speaking fee range to book Tiq Milan for your event is available upon request. Tiq Milan generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Jeffrey Marsh, Yoruba Richen, Chris Mosier, Kylar Broadus and Hope Giselle. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Tiq Milan for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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