Disability Justice Champion, Culture Worker & Certified Rehabilitation Counselor

San Francisco, CA, USA
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Alex Locust Biography

Alex Locust is a Black biracial, queer, disability justice educator, activist, and "Glamputee" who celebrates the harmony of his identities to help create the world they want to see.

Born disabled (above-the knee-amputee), Locust learned to navigate an ableist world that told him and other disabled people harmful, violent, and reductive ideas around which bodies are worthy and which bodies are beautiful. Armed with bombastic charm, whimsical humor, and a sharp wit, Locust synthesizes his lived experience with professional insight to educate others on how to adopt a disability justice framework that builds community and empowers fellow disabled folks.

Locust offers a series of workshops and lectures that foster empathy and are grounded in cultural humility and intersectionality. He creates spaces that model comfort and ease while exploring complex topics such as disability justice, microaggressions, harm reduction, and cross-movement solidarity.

With an MS in Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling, his approach highlights those who have been silenced and invisibilized while also activating those with privilege and power to recognize how to disrupt oppression and promote cultural shifts. Locust creates an environment that is both engaging and comfortable, adapting to the audience so they leave with newfound knowledge and awareness.

While earning his Masters of Science degree, Locust was honored with the Peggy H. Smith Distinguished Graduate Student award and named Graduate Student of the Year from the National Council on Rehabilitation Education.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 06/24/2025.

Alex Locust Speaking Topics

  • Spill the Disabili-Tea™

    Join Alex Locust for an afternoon of real talk, experiential exercises, group work, and lots of laughs as we all Spill the Disabili-Tea on a subject that is near and dear to his heart.

  • Demystifying Microaggressions

    This presentation aims to demystify the complex phenomenon of microaggressions, particularly as they occur in creating inclusive communities. Ultimately, the goal of this presentation is to empower attendees to begin engaging their respective communities in these challenging, yet important dialogues. As a result, attendees will have an increased awareness of respectful language and behavior as well as strategies to promote environments where community members can be open and engaged to encountering differences across cultural experiences.

Alex Locust Videos

Alex Locust | Tech SF 2018

Alex Locust | Tech SF 2018

Demystifying Micro Aggressions Workshop

Alex Locust - County of Santa Clara, Office of LGBTQ Affairs

Alex Locust - County of Santa Clara, Office of LGBTQ Affairs

“Spill the Disabili-Tea” is an interactive workshop designed to elevate knowledge of disability justice and provide a space to apply this lens to...

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  • What topics does Alex Locust speak about?

    Alex Locust is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Anti-Racism, DEI, Disability, Fitness, Human Resources, LGBTQ, Social Activism
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Alex Locust is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Spill the Disabili-Tea™ and Demystifying Microaggressions. The estimated speaking fee range to book Alex Locust for your event is available upon request. Alex Locust generally travels from San Francisco, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Kausar Mohammed, Samy Nemir Olivares, Julian Gavino, Andratesha Fritzgerald and Cam Ayala. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Alex Locust for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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