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Publisher’s Note

PUBLISHER
ROBIN DILLARD
Robin@BusinessEqualityNetwork.com
Fearless
EDITOR
MELISSA LOWERY
Melissa@BusinessEqualityNetwork.com
Ever since she appeared in back in March 2017, at Bowling
CREATIVE DIRECTOR Green in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York, I have
CIMON CHEN been obsessed with Kristen Visbal’s bronze sculpture Fearless
Girl. I was especially moved by the plaque below her feet that
ART DIRECTOR reads, “Know the power of women in leadership. SHE makes a
JUSTIN OGLEBY
Justin@imdesigngroup.com difference.” Making a difference is exactly what this issue of BEQ
Pride is all about.
SALES Kylar Broadus is more than my friend, he’s a kindred spirit.
TRACY SKINNER There are those among us who demonstrate fearless leadership
TSkinner@BusinessEqualityNetwork.com with every part of their being. Kylar is just such a person. You may know him as a trans activ-
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ist, the first openly trans person to testify before the U.S. Senate, or become familiar with him
WRITERS through the documentaries and the many articles focused on his LGBTQ-related work. He sits
MELISSA LOWERY on a number of nonprofit boards and is the founder of the Trans People of Color Coalition
JULIE A . PALM (TPOCC). That’s what most people know.
JESSIE WAGONER I’ve only met Kylar over the phone and online. I researched everything I could find about
what everyone else has said, written and recorded about him before we decided to do this story.
INTERN
ELIZABETH HERMAN In a series of messages through LinkedIn, Kylar said to me, “Sadly, I get lumped into one box
which is LGBTQ. I’ve been a Human Rights Commissioner. I’ve done organizing in African
PHOTOGRAPHY American communities for elections. All of my work doesn’t get displayed because I’m seen as
ROBERT DODGE PHOTOGRAPHY one-dimensional.” His words stuck with me.
SHANE EPPING Our cover feature of Kylar William Broadus, Esquire, written by our editor, Melissa Lowery
MARILYN HUMPHRIES
with photos by Shane Epping, is different. This article is a tribute to his and all of our need for
others to truly see who we say we are. I say this with confidence, Kylar is an important voice in
the human rights movement. Silenced as a Black woman for the first 30 years of his life and then
marginalized as a Black man for the last 25, he bridges a gap between the civil rights movement
of the 1960s, women’s rights and the modern day trans movement. Even his birth date, August
28, 1963, has significance and helps you understand how leaders and leadership happen. Melissa
Melissa Lowery
info@BusinessEqualityNetwork.com asks, “Is Kylar’s life’s work an “accident” or fate?” I say, you decide.
We are also very happy to reveal our 2019 BEQ Pride Leaders Under 40. This group of
young LGBTQ people represents a cross-section of LGBTQ leaders across the country. Although
BEQ Pride Magazine not by design, we are proud that our list is ethnically, politically and racially diverse — with
Business Equality Network cisgender and non-binary individuals. Among our leaders are Ph.D.s, elected officials, tech lead-
PO Box 211 ers, philanthropists, activists and more from across the LGBTQ community. The BEQ Pride 40
Tenafly, NJ 07670 LGBTQ Leaders Under 40 Class of 2019 are changing our world NOW.
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