Pride Month might be coming to an end, but every day is a good day to celebrate the achievements of the LGBTQ+ community and their great achievements to society. From visibility and representation, to activism that creates more human rights and access to equitable resources, without a doubt they are making changes with flying rainbow colors.

LGBTQ+ women are scientists, politicians, celebrities, artists and so many more important roles that continue to push forward their representation and influence. Check out these 10 inspirational LGBTQ+ women who are always actively fighting for their community, not just in the month of June.

10 Sara Ramirez

Sara Ramirez is monumental in the film industry. They were one of the first openly LGBTQ+ folks on modern mainstream television, such as in their role in Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Callie Torres who is the longest-running openly queer TV character.

Since coming out as non-binary, Ramirez is carving out new paths for representation in media, and creating visibility through their iconic roles. Most recently they were the first non-binary character in the Sex And The City Franchise. 

9 Michaela Jae Rodrigez

You may know her for her historic role in the FX show Pose, for which she also made history as being the first Transgender woman to be nominated for an Emmy, and win a Golden Globe for best actress, but Ramierez is an activist and artist above all.

From her on-screen successes to her hit music career, add any of her songs to your hot girl summer playlist. 

8 Representative Sharice Davids

Representative Sharice Davids was the first openly queer and Native American woman to be elected to major office. She represents district KSO3 from Kanas. Her monumental election in 2019 not only created representation for Queer BIPOC folks, but she has also mounted direct change for the people she serves.

From making foods, public resources and safety more accessible to continuing to fight for equal rights for all people including LGBTQ+ people and women's health. Representative Davids is a trailblazer without a doubt.

7 Emi Salida

Emi Salida has been making herself visible to her community through Youtube for almost 8 years. Her channel is dedicated to building community for folks who identify as asexual, and she continuously is doing the work to advocate for asexual folks, visibility and the greater Queer community.

Without a doubt, she is a young woman making a difference for the future and helping build community and representation for folks like her.

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6 Chef Melissa King

Melissa King is one of the top chefs in the culinary industry, from being a fan favorite on Top Chef Allstars, to coming full circle as a judge. Other than bringing their love for food, and their southeast Asian Heritage into California Cuisine, they are also an advocate for women, non-binary and LGBTQ+ folks.

From the representation that everyone needs such as going public about her decision and experience to freeze her eggs, to speaking out about the importance of supporting her community.

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5 Torrey Peters

Writer Torrey Peters came out with one of the most viral books in 2018, Detransition, Baby. In the book, she explores motherhood in all sense of the world with both trans and cis mothers.

The world is still waiting for Peter's next work, to continue using her incredible voice to tell meaningful stories.

4 Blair Imani

If you haven't seen Blair Imani's Smart in Seconds series on social media, give it a follow now to add some wisdom and education to your feed. Imani is a writer, historian, and educator who has built a platform to talk about issues and social context that is often ignored. She invites folks and activists of other identities to be a part of her content which is inclusive to BIPIC, Queer and differently-abled folks.

3 Johanna Toruño

Johanna Toruño was born in El Salvador and came to the U.S. at the age of 10 to escape civil war. As a proud Latinx and Queer women she explores her identity through art. The founder of The Unapologetic Street Series she has murals all over the U.S. that explore sexuality, gender and race.

Art is activism, is a saying that Toruño embodies.

2 Dr. Clara Barker

Clara Barker is an engineer in materials science, and other than being a full-time research scientist and engineer she is also an activist for Queer and Trans communities. In 2017 she won the Points Of Light Awards from the U.K. Prime Ministers' Office for her volunteer work advocating for LGBTQ+ communities and human rights.

After an impressive career training to be a scientist which included a post-doctoral appointment at the Swiss Federal Laboratories In Material Sciences, she moved to Oxford as the Manager for Applied Superconductivity and also sat on the chair of the university's LGBTQ+ advisory. Check out her 2018 TedTalk "Why We Need To Build Trust To Create Diversity In Institutions."

1 Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato has been in the public eye since they were a kid, and through the ups and downs has used their experience to help others both in being diagnosed with various mental health disorders, and also coming into their queer identity.

Lovato has always been an advocate for queer communities and continues to rally for their time and time again.

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