J. Lester Feder is Outright’s Senior Fellow for Emergency Research. He researches the situation of LGBTIQ people in significant crises. He is a journalist and photographer who has reported in more than 40 countries, whose work has appeared in outlets including Rolling Stone, the New York Times and Vanity Fair. 

Basira is an Afghan LGBTIQ human rights defender. She advocates for recognition, protection, and legalization of the Afghan LGBTIQ community's human rights, equality and freedom. She is founder of Afghanistan first informal LGBTIQ community and board member of Afghan LGBTIQ organization.

Kathryn Hampton is the head of impact at Rainbow Railroad, with responsibility for organizational development and strategy on programs, research and policy. She is a human rights advocate with more than a dozen years experience in refugee protection, research and policy.