Ady Del Valle

Olya, Somalia, Danusia, Catherine, Bri, Logan, Madeleine O, Diarra, Amanda, Jonzu, Chelsea W, Kaguya, Libby, Seana, Frankie, Marcia, Maria, Francesca, Tito, Yel, Ireland, Sophie, Molly T & Vernon

Olya, Somalia, Danusia, Catherine, Bri, Logan, Madeleine O, Diarra, Amanda, Jonzu, Chelsea W, Kaguya, Libby, Seana, Frankie, Marcia, Maria, Francesca, Tito, Yel, Irel...

Digitals January 2023

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ady De Valle identifies as non binary and is Puerto Rican. They are an activist, speaker, and influencer with 26k followers on Instagram. They are also the founder of The Latinx Creative, a platform dedicated to acknowledging and highlighting Latinx &amp; BIPOC creatives. Ady is a widely recognized and awarded advocate. They’ve been interviewed for featured pieces by Vogue France, DAZED Magazine, TikTok, Milk Makeup, WWD, Now This News SEEN, and more, speaking on inclusion and sharing their story. They were Stonewall Day’s Everyday Heroes Honoree for 2023 Pride Live. Ady is passionate about representing the intersections of their identity.</span>

Antonia Predovan

Laurent Dylan models as a vital representation of their queer, genderqueer, and masculine of center identity. Growing up on the Dalmatian coast of Croatia, they are an enthusiastic soon-to-be American citizen who is grateful to be able to live and love out &amp; proud in NYC. Laurent makes a choice to stay true to who they are every day, and they are thrilled to be able to connect to and evolve that self expression in front of the camera.

August 

August spends their free time gardening and exploring new york with their dog, Frank. They&#39;re passionate about queer representation and want everyone to be able to see themselves in media

DeAndre Bennett

Born to Caribbean immigrants, and raised in the DMV, DeAndre was first discovered as a model while tending bar in Brooklyn. Always entering the room “hair first” with his voluminous and luxurious curls, his captivating mane is the first thing you’ll notice, taking on a life of its own and booking campaigns for notable hair brands.

DeAndre is currently studying conversational Japanese with his eyes set on modeling in Tokyo. He exudes a positive and confident energy that draws people in, along with his 2 Chow Chow puppies, George and Onika. As an avid chef and zealous host, DeAndre creates private tasting menus for Brooklynites, drawing inspiration from family recipes. He has built a life centered around his passions, celebrating his heritage, and nourishing others. Combined with his striking features, classical ballet training and effortless elegance, DeAndre is a figure to be sought after. Proudly gay and unconcerned with convention, DeAndre pursues his aspirations with vigor, uncompromising discipline and a lionhearted spirit.

Brinda Iyer

Brinda Iyer is a queer, non-binary activist using their social platforms as a tool to bring visibility to underrepresented South Asian-American narratives. Brinda hosts the Gulab Gang (their independent radio show), and uses it to highlight the stories of QTBIPOC creatives. Brinda practices Ayurveda, herbalism &amp; massage therapy with the goal to make this ancient knowledge available to marginalized communities in the west. A humanitarian and creator at heart, Brinda is deeply respected in their community and is a strong voice for equity and equality.&#39;

Arewà Basit

Basit Shittu is a non-binary Black Nigerian Brooklyn based Performance Artist, singer/songwriter, musician, and Co Founder of LEGACY: A Black Queer Production Collective. Basit made their television debut in MTV’s first queer dating show Are You The One. Through their artistry, Basit empowers all black folks and especially black trans, and femme folks. Their debut single “Fluid”, serves as a personal ode, love letter, and celebration of the fluidity in gender and sexuality

https://www.tiktok.com/@arewabasit?lang=en

Coral Johnson

I am unapologetically queer and solid in my expression. My pronouns are concretely They/Them/Theirs. 25 years of age. My mother is Hispanic and my father is black. I am a trans nonbinary revolutionary creative residing in Brooklyn, New York City. A gorgeous Boi in the making, but I love to flirt with femininity. I am a budding dj/musician in the trans, queer &amp; bipoc nightlife community. I use and honor the southern beats from my auntie’s kitchen to the backyard all the way to the clubs I shouldn’t have been at but have taught me so much in my music and how I carry myself. I also am a licensed body modification artist, providing sterile piercing sessions to my community for over 6 years.

Danusia Garrison

<div style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration-color: initial;">I want to represent older women who are cool, confident, and empowered. The fear of getting older is linked to a fear of losing one&#39;s power. By breaking the cycle of false stereotypes which represent young woman solely as objects and older women as cartoonish caricatures, we tell all women that their true power is available&nbsp;right now, and the best is yet to come</span></div><div style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: small;">  </div>

Dynasty 

Dynasty/Andrew is a non-binary, first generation Vietnamese-American drag artist and fashion editor based in Brooklyn. With years of experience on stage, in front of the camera, and working for major fashion publications, Dynasty is passionate about telling stories focused on identity and expression as a vehicle for connection, empathy, and love.&nbsp;<div><br style="color: #222222; font-size: small; text-decoration-color: initial;" />  </div>

Julian Gian

Julian is a trans, diabled advocate and respected voice in his community with a large, engaged social following.

https://www.tiktok.com/@thedisabledhippie

Mal Blum

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mal Blum is a critically acclaimed and internationally touring musician, with 45 million streams on Spotify, two billboard charting albums, and original songs in projects for Netflix, Hulu, Showtime and more. The transgender artist and advocate makes their mark through their creative work and on social media, with over 40k followers on both Instagram and TikTok. They have experience in acting as well, on screen and in voiceover, and are a SAG member. Mal splits their time between New York and Los Angeles. In their free time they enjoy reality tv, small dogs and poetry. Mal recently announced that they are currently working on a new album. They seek to be one model for learning to inhabit one&#39;s body in transgender adulthood.</span>

LiLi Washington

LiLi began her career as a self taught makeup artist. That&#39;s what prompted her to create YBLimited Mobile Glam Team in 2013 in Atlanta,GA. From there LiLi slowly transitioned from makeup artist to becoming talent. LiLi has walked for Vogue Knitting Live Fashion Show. She&#39;s appeared in Ebony, Black Hair Magazine, as well as appeared in Vogue Knit Magazine. LiLi has most recently been casted in her first independent acting role

Olya Anikina

Having the chance to be a weirdo in New York is such a privliage that I had to fight for every day growing up. I&#39;ll never take it lightly and will always encourage my fellow weirdos, since I know how much strength it takes to own that part of themselves and stay that way

Oskar Sinclair

Sexuality educator. Performance artist. Genderqueer femmeborg. A 2023 Center for Performance Research artist-in-residence, Oskar uses Vu’s body as a site of conversation as they explore, interrogate, and provoke notions of power, négritude, body politics, sex, queerness, desire, and outsidership.

River Gallo

RIVER GALLO (they/them) is a GLAAD award-winning Salvadoran-American filmmaker, actor, writer, model and intersex activist. Their film &quot;Ponyboi,&quot; which they wrote, directed, and acted in, is the first narrative film created by and starring an out intersex person in cinema history. Produced by Stephen Fry and Emma Thompson, Ponyboi premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival. River has created branded content for Birchbox Beauty, Badoo, Maison Margiela, Youth To The People and has modelled for the 2019 NYC Pride Campaign. River was the cover star of 2019 F/W issue UK Hunger Magazine shot by RANKIN. They are currently developing their first feature film.

Sarah Hart

<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #222222; text-decoration-color: initial;">Sarah is a queer latinx native New Yorker. Their art bleeds into one another almost daily; from being an actor, to makeup artist, to now model. They hope to bring truth as well as represent those who have similarly felt shunned and excluded from the fashion/entertainment industry.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-size: small; text-decoration-color: initial;" />&nbsp;</span>

Sophie Kietzmann

Sophie is a Berlin born, Brussels raised, gender fluid, queer photographer. They care about topics like visual representation of marginalized individuals, gender expression and the dismanteling of social constructs.

Wren Warner

Wren Warner is a filmmaker, video installation artist, and model, whose work draws from elements of nature, conciousnees and the queer body. Wren lives in Los Angeles with their 2 dogs.

Tee Harris

<p><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration-color: initial;">Tee is a Black Indigenous queer non-binary femme model.&nbsp;Their mom is Mexican and Native (Nansemond) and dad is Black and Native (Choctaw and Chickasaw). Learning more about their culture growing up, they found a connection to their two-spirit identity. Tee loves Detroit techno&nbsp;and Chicago house both with a deep Black history. They have been deejaying professionally from LA to NYC since 2021.&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 10pt;">When Tee isn’t behind the decks,&nbsp;they are on the dance floor. Tee is also an advocate for harm reduction.&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 10pt;">As someone who  lost friends to OD&#39;s and someone that struggled with addiction, Tee created Rave Safe. Rave Safe is a harm reduction organization that does pop-up trainings for overdose prevention and gives out harm reduction kits out to people to stay protected within the dance music scenes  in Los Angeles.</span></p>