Sarah’s message is simple but powerful: Being LGBTQ isn’t a new fad, we have been here forever… and we have accomplished some amazing stuff over the centuries you definitely never heard about in school. And for LGBTQ youth – You aren’t the only one to have ever felt this way and you have a community spanning centuries waiting to welcome you.
Sarah launched Quist in 2013, a free mobile app about LGBTQ history that now ha an audience of over 30,000 individuals in over 100 countries. In 2017, her first book, the true stories of 22 remarkable individuals from LGBTQ history, will be published by HarperCollins.
Presentations are customized for each audience and include:
- Global LGBTQIA History 101
- LGBTQ History’s Relevance Today
- Using LGBTQ History in our Activism Today
- STEM’s Queer History
- History of Rural LGBTQ Activism in the United States
- History of LGBTQ Business and Marketing
- Behind the Quist App
Sarah (right) speaking on a panel with reps from Facebook and Pandora at Twitter HQ
Each uses fascinating stories from little-known LGBTQ history to illustrate the points. They can be adapted for just about anyone, including:
- Students (middle school, high school, college)
- Special events (conferences, camps, meetings)
- Groups (houses of worship, non-profit staff, professional associations)
Speaking professionally since 2013, Sarah has presented to audiences across the United States, Mexico, United Kingdom, Australia, and Germany. From universities including Harvard Business School in Cambridge, MA and University of Manchester in England to academic conferences including The Coming of Age of LGBTQ Studies (San Diego, 2015) and Gay American History @ 40 (New York, 2016), audiences have invited Sarah back and recommended her at every turn.
You can browse all events in the map below (red is for past events, green for new).
Browse events by category, see them in a list, or however is easiest for you to see upcoming events in the calendar below. To see videos of Sarah’s past speaking engagements, select the category “Has Video.” Make sure to note if an event you’re interested in is open to the public or not. If it is for event participants only, register for the event! To find ones near you, check out the green markers on the map above.
> Contact Sarah’s agent, Carrie Howland at Donadio & Olson, to start planning her visit to your school, organization, or event via carrie@donadio.com.