Author Bios

Yihwa Kim is a domestic and sexual violence survivor from South Korea who unsuccessfully sought asylum in the United States.

Laura A. Jacobs, LCSW-R (New York, NY) is a trans and genderqueer-identified psychotherapist, writer, activist, and public speaker working with transgender and gender-nonconforming, LGBTQ+, and sexual/gender diversity issues.

Laura Erickson-Schroth, MD, MA (New York, NY), is a psychiatrist working with LGBTQ people in New York City. She is the editor of Trans Bodies, Trans Selves, a resource …

C. Heike Schotten is associate professor of political science and an affiliated faculty in women's and gender studies. Her research interests lie at the various intersections of queer theory, …

The Rev. Dr. Emilie M. Townes, a distinguished scholar and leader in theological education and Dean of the Vanderbilt Divinity School. She is also the E. Rhodes and Leona …

Ayu Sutriasa is the web production and social media assistant at YES! Magazine. She is actively engaged in the #bodypositive movement. Follow her on Twitter: @ayu_sutriasa. 

Rejane Frederick is an associate director for the Poverty to Prosperity Program at the Center for American Progress. Follow her on Twitter: @Frederc10.

Isabelle Glimcher is a JD student at NYU Law with a special interest in national security and civil liberties issues. She received her Bachelor's degree from Harvard University, where she …

Jennifer Gollan is a reporter for Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR), covering labor issues, including worker safety and corporate malfeasance. She won a national Emmy Award …

Loryn Wilson Carter is a communications strategist and writer in the Washington, DC, area.