Raquel Willis
Contributor
Raquel Willis is an award-winning author, activist, and media strategist dedicated to collective liberation, especially for Black trans folks. She is the co-founder of the Gender Liberation Movement and an executive producer with iHeartMedia's first-ever LGBTQ+ podcast network, Outspoken. Raquel hosts two podcast series: AfterLives and Queer Chronicles. She is also the author of The Risk it Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation, which was published via St. Martin's Press in November of 2023 to critical acclaim. Raquel served as the Grand Marshal for NYC Pride in 2024, and was named one of TIME's Women of the Year and the TIME100 for 2025.
