Raquel Willis

Raquel Willis (Born 1990)

Raquel Willis is a Black transgender activist, award-winning writer, and media strategist dedicated to elevating the dignity of marginalized people, particularly Black Transgender people. She is a former national organizer for the Transgender Law Center and the former executive editor of Out magazine. During her time at Out, she published the Trans Obituaries project to highlight the epidemic of violence against trans women of color and developed a community-sourced 13-point framework to end the epidemic. In 2020, Willis won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Magazine Article.