LGBTQ+ people have shaped every aspect of our world, and Sarah Prager brings the stories of these real-life heroes from across the centuries to life in her talks, featuring the most popular icons from her books Queer, There, and Everywhere: 27 People Who Changed the World (2017 & 2023, HarperCollins), Rainbow Revolutionaries: 50 LGBTQ+ People Who Made History (2020, HarperCollins), Kind Like Marsha: Learning from LGBTQ+ Leaders (2022, Running Press) and A Child’s Introduction to Pride: The Inspirational History and Culture of the LGBTQIA+ Community (2023, Hachette); her writing for publications including The New York Times, National Geographic, Washington Post, The Atlantic, Cosmopolitan, and NBC News; and research for the Emmy-winning TV program Book of Queer.
Along with queer backstories of some of history’s most famous names, listeners will get to know the Mexican nun who dared to write love poems to a queen, the transgender Civil War solider who transitioned while immigrating to America, and the gay baseball player who was forced to choose between his career and identity. Their biographies cover every color of the rainbow, every era, and every corner of the globe. With a focus on little-known stories, everyone learns something new.
Sarah is available for workshops and speeches on LGBTQ+ history and booking banning. She is especially popular as a Pride speaker. Her most popular workshops are “Queer History: Incredible True Stories You Never Heard (And Why They Matter)” and “The History of Pride” are always customized for any audience, including:
- Students (middle school, high school, college, post-grad)
- Special events (conferences, book festivals, Prides, school assemblies, meetings, summer camps)
- Groups (corporations, ERGs, librarian and educator associations, government agencies, non-profit organizations, houses of worship, PFLAG chapters)
- Public venues (libraries, bookstores)
Sarah had been an activist since she came out at the age of fourteen. Her creation of the popular queer history mobile app Quist has gotten her invited to the White House, U.S. embassies in Mexico and India, and the offices of Google and Microsoft. She has worked for queer rights organizations from Boston to Bulgaria. Read her full bio.
Speaking professionally since 2013, Sarah has presented to over 300 audiences across the United States, Mexico, United Kingdom, and Germany in-person and virtually to Australia, Canada, Ireland, and India. From universities including Harvard Business School and the University of Oxford to the staff of companies such as Audible and Bitly, audiences have invited Sarah back and recommended her at every turn.
Sarah is currently booking virtual and in-person events in 2026 and beyond. Whether virtual or in-person, workshops are interactive, customized, and include Q&A.
Some times you might want a speaker:
- LGBTQ+ History Month: October in US, Canada, and Australia; February in UK and Ireland
- LGBTQ+ Pride Month: June
- Women’s History Month: March in US, UK, and Australia; October in Canada
- Banned Books Week: October 4-10, 2026
- National Coming Out Day: October 11
Rates are on a sliding scale depending on the type of group requesting the talk (a public library does not pay a corporate rate so that they can access the talk). This document has information on talk descriptions, rates, and more.
Email sarahprager@gmail.com to discuss your event! I will always reply to a speaking request even if it won’t work out so if you haven’t heard in a couple weeks your message likely went to spam. Please try to nudge me on social media.