Tiq Milan (born July 14 in Buffalo, New York) is an American writer, public speaker, activist, and strategic media consultant. Past positions have included national spokesperson for GLAAD and senior media strategist of national news for GLAAD,GLAAD Staff, Tiq Milan. and mentor and teacher at the Hetrick-Martin Institute (an LGBTQ youth nonprofit organization in NYC). His advocacy, LGBTQ activism, 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 GLAAD, Milan has trained national transgender advocates like CeCe McDonald, Geena Rocero, and participants of MTV's "Laverne Cox 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 Katie Couric Show,GLAAD Blog, Laverne Cox, Tiq Milan and Chase Strangio on Katie Couric . MSNBC's Ronan Farrow Daily,GLAAD Blog, Tiq Milan talks #FreeMarichuy on MSNBC . Steven Petrow's, "Civilities,"Civilities: Steven Petrow and GLAAD's Tiq Milan on Transgender Etiquette , July 15, 2014. MTV News,gil kaufman, After Leelah Alcorn’s Death, These Trans Activists Want You To Think Differently About Gender, January 10, 2015. NewsNation with Tamron Hall,NewsNation with Tamron Hall, Transgender Teen Starts National Conversation, January 2, 2015. Out There with Thomas Roberts, and is a regular contributor on HuffPost Live.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 Out'''s LOVE Issue.Out.com Editors, The Queer Life: These newlyweds aren't interested in playing by the rules, Out (magazine), January 12, 2015.

Writing, film, and TV

Milan has written for Ebony, BET,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 The New York Times. He is a contributing author to the anthology Trans Bodies, Trans SelvesTrans Bodies, Trans Selves, Contributing Authors, Tiq Milan and the former editor-in-chief of IKONS Magazine, an LGBT pop culture magazine.IKONS Magazine, Ardranae Byer .

Milan documented his transition in the GLAAD-Award nominated documentary, U People and Realness. He has appeared in videos on Upworthy, 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 Rolling Stone.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 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'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, he ran the CDC 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 . 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'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, and advisory board member for upcoming documentaries, Deep Run and What I'm Made Of.

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