Crowd looks on during Black Leadership Rising plenary
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Last month, the National LGBTQ Task Force's Creating Change Conference turned Las Vegas into a hub for queer activism, education, and connection. Attendees from across the country and beyond gathered for a transformative week of panels, workshops, and strategy sessions, all aimed at advancing liberation and equality for LGBTQ+ communities.
For almost 40 years, Creating Change has served as a safe space space where friendships were forged, ideas turned into action, and movement found new energy for the road ahead.
David Artavia, Hope Giselle, and Donato Fatuesi on the Creator's Stage
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JeNae Taylor and Ted. E. BearBlack leadership rising panel, Andre Wade, emcee Tre’vell Anderson, Rep. Mauree Turner, Imani Rupert -Gordon and Dr. David Johns
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Conference attendees at the Las Vegas inflatable
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JeNae Taylor and Ted. E. Bear
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Kierra Johnson greets indigenous leaders at the opening plenary
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Indigenous keynote
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Conference director Fernando Lopez, Benjamin Coy and Kierra Johnson
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Indigenous leaders welcome conference attendees with traditional song and ceremony
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@graythegriot slays on stage at the Variety Show
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Jenae and Jonathan lead the plenary audiences in song between panels
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Post Democracy plenary group photo included Imara Jones, Dr. David Johns, Andrea Jenkins and Mel Willingham Jaggers
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Performer at drag brunch at Gipsy
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Trans institute group
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Conference goers
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Conference goers
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Portrait of a performer at the house ball
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Ryan Hurst, Kris Hayashi and Kierra Johnson speak about 2025
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Drag brunch performance
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Conference goers hang in the hallway
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Session attendee
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Performers at the drag brunch fundraiser
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Session presenters
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Kierra Johnson takes the mic at karaoke
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Dee Tom-Monge, Benjmain Coy, Bruce Cohen and Cathy Renna
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Tre’vell Anderson emcee’s at a packed plenary
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Alicia Boykins and Fernando Lopez
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Safety and security panel
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Sayre Reese, Frenchie David, Ada Vox and Benjamin Coy
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Kierra Johnson with creators for change
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Kierra Johnson, Alicia Boykins and fiancée Jazz at the cabaret
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Frenchie Davis
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Staff and attendees celebrate the end of the conference
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Performer Egypt Frantz at the cabaret
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Las Vegas Ambassadors are thanked for their help
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Closing ceremony
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Kierra Johnson and National LGBTQ Task Force board members
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Closing ceremony acknowledging ancestors
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