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Tiq Milan (born July 14 in
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) is an American writer, public speaker, activist, and strategic media consultant. Past positions have included national spokesperson for
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and senior media strategist of national news for GLAAD,GLAAD Staff
Tiq Milan
and mentor and teacher at the
Hetrick-Martin Institute The Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI) is a US non-profit organization devoted to serving the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ) youth between the ages of 13 and 24, and their families. History It was founded in 1 ...
(an LGBTQ youth nonprofit organization in NYC). His advocacy,
LGBTQ activism Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) movements are social movements that advocate for LGBTQ people in society. Although there is not a primary or an overarching central organization that represents all LGBTQ people and their i ...
, and journalism has been recognized nationally.Kellee Terrell
Health Hero: Amplifying the Voices of Black LGBT Youth
October 16, 2014.
Audrey Cash
Worshipping Each Other: Public Possibility Models of Black Queer Love
May 13, 2014.


Media training and advocacy work

Through his work at
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, Milan has trained national
transgender A transgender (often shortened to trans) person has a gender identity different from that typically associated with the sex they were sex assignment, assigned at birth. The opposite of ''transgender'' is ''cisgender'', which describes perso ...
advocates like
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,
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, and participants of MTV's "
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Presents: The T-WordLaverne Cox Presents: The T-Word
to develop messaging and best practices for crafting their stories and maximizing impact.National People of Color Media Institute
Transgender Advocates Media Training
.
He has also strategized with national news media outlets about fair and accurate reporting on transgender people.Tiq Milan
About Me
Erin Rook
We're Off to Philly for a Media Diversity Conference
The Source Weekly, Mar 12, 2015.
He is a national spokesperson discussing the latest developments in transgender rights, and has been featured on CNN's ''Reliable Resources'',CNN Reliable Resources
Twist Leads to Tragedy
Tiq Milan and Christina Kahr.
The
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Show,GLAAD Blog
Laverne Cox, Tiq Milan and Chase Strangio on Katie Couric
.
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's
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Daily,GLAAD Blog
Tiq Milan talks #FreeMarichuy on MSNBC
.
Steven Petrow's, "Civilities,"
, July 15, 2014.
MTV News MTV News was the news production division of MTV. The service was available in the US with localized versions on MTV's global network and an online news team. In 2016, MTV refreshed the MTV News brand to compete with the likes of BuzzFeed and ...
,gil kaufman
After Leelah Alcorn’s Death, These Trans Activists Want You To Think Differently About Gender
January 10, 2015.
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,NewsNation with Tamron Hall
Transgender Teen Starts National Conversation
January 2, 2015.
Out There with Thomas Roberts, and is a regular contributor on
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.Marc Lamont Hill
Prison For Gay Man Who Fought Gay Bashers
HuffPost Live, August 22, 2014.
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin
LGBT Activists Want an ENDA Executive Order
HuffPost Live, April 9, 2014.
Milan and his ex-wife, Kim Katrin Milan, were featured in ''
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s LOVE Issue.Out.com Editors
The Queer Life: These newlyweds aren't interested in playing by the rules
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, January 12, 2015.


Writing, film, and TV

Milan has written for ''Ebony'',
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,Tiq Milan
Commentary: Our Lives Are Valuable
November 21, 2013.
Tiq Milan
Commentary: There are many faces of LGBT people of color
BET.com, August 12, 2013.
PolicyMic, and ''
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''. He is a contributing author to the anthology ''Trans Bodies, Trans Selves''Trans Bodies, Trans Selves, Contributing Authors
Tiq Milan
/ref> and the former editor-in-chief of ''IKONS Magazine'', an LGBT pop culture magazine.IKONS Magazine
Ardranae Byer
.
Milan documented his transition in the
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-Award nominated documentary, ''U People'' and ''Realness.'' He has appeared in videos on
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, and for LGBTQ Funders Men and Boys of Color Initiative.Funders for LGBTQ Issues, Tiq
He was featured on MTV's reality series '' I'm From Rolling Stone'', where he competed for a Contributing Editor position at ''
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''.MTV Docu/Reality Series Trailer


Projects and campaigns

Milan was featured in the national media campaign, Live Out Loud's Homecoming Project. The campaign sent successful LGBT people back to their hometown high schools to share knowledge, experience and lessons learned. He is a
GLAAD GLAAD () is an American non-governmental media monitoring organization. Originally founded as a protest against defamatory coverage of gay and lesbian demographics and their portrayals in the media and entertainment industries, it has since ...
Spirit Day Ambassador, encouraging millions of people to "go purple" as a sign of support for LGBT youth and to speak out against bullying. He and his wife were invited to
MTV MTV (an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on ...
's the talk, part of the larger "Look Different" campaign.Why Is MTV Black-And-White? Because It’s Time We Had #THETALK
Tiq, Wade A. Davis, and Darnell L. Moore co-organized the This Is Luv campaign to elevate Black LGBTQ Affirming Love and combat stereotypes of Black communities being more homophobic than other communities.HuffPostLive
#ThisIsLuv: Elevating Black LGBTQ Affirming Love
February 25, 2015.


LGBT youth work

He has been involved with LGBT youth work in New York City for the past decade. At
Hetrick-Martin Institute The Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI) is a US non-profit organization devoted to serving the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ) youth between the ages of 13 and 24, and their families. History It was founded in 1 ...
, he ran the
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program, Comprehensive Risk Counseling and Service, an HIV prevention intervention to create healthy relationships around sex and sexuality for homeless, marginally housed and out-of-home gay and transgender youth.CDC
Comprehensive Risk Counseling and Service
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He built workshops around self-esteem, intersectionality, and sex positivity to assist youth in developing and growing self-awareness. He has advocated and trained about LGBT issues at high schools across New York City, and a returning guest lecturer at
Lehman College Lehman College is a public college in New York City, United States. Founded in 1931 as the Bronx campus of Hunter College, it became an independent college in 1967. The college is named after Herbert H. Lehman, a former New York governor, United ...
's MSW program to discuss gender and sexuality with graduating social workers.


Awards and recognition

* Black LGBT leader and trailblazer on Ebony.com10 Black LGBT Trailblazers on the rise
July 2014.
and BET.comBET Celebs
10 Transgender People You Should Know
2014.
* His work to improve the lives of trans people was recognized by the Trans 100 List. * Audre Lorde Founders Award from The Hispanic Black Gay Coalition, Boston, Massachusetts.HBGC Honor National LGBTQ Advocates
.
* Monica Roberts Black Trans Advocacy Award, presented at Black Trans Advocacy ConferenceTiq accepts Monica Roberts Black Trans Advocacy Award, speech
* ''DBQ Magazine'', Loud 100 List, Nov./Dec, 2012.


Professional affiliations and community service

Milan is the co-chair for the LGBT Taskforce of the National Association of Black Journalists, Advisory Committee member of advocacy organization, Gender Proud, Programming Subcommittee at
Hetrick-Martin Institute The Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI) is a US non-profit organization devoted to serving the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ) youth between the ages of 13 and 24, and their families. History It was founded in 1 ...
, and advisory board member for upcoming documentaries, Deep Run and What I'm Made Of.


References


External links

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