Increasing empathy and awareness for the LGBTQ+ community

For over 30 years, Triangle Speakers have shared powerful, personal stories of triumph and hope with thousands across the Monterey Bay Area. Through candid storytelling, our speakers bravely share their experiences—overcoming adversity, navigating fears and joys, and embracing both struggles and love—making each panel deeply impactful. Triangle Speaker Panels are offered in schools, businesses, and community organizations, fostering empathy and increasing awareness of the LGBTQ+ community. As an educational speakers’ bureau, Triangle Speakers play a vital role in breaking down barriers and building understanding throughout the Monterey Bay Area.

For more information or to learn how to become a Triangle Speaker, email TDC’s Manager of OUTreach here.

Triangle Speakers Panels:

• Educate the community about what it means to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, transgender, or an LGBTQ+ ally.

• Share real-life experiences and fundamental facts about sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression.

• Dispel myths and stereotypes about LGBTQ+ people.

• Foster understanding and acceptance through open, honest dialogue.

• Provide positive LGBTQ+ and allied role models, ensuring LGBTQ+ individuals and allies know they are not alone in their schools or communities.

• Present information in a welcoming, non-judgmental environment.

• Promote a holistic understanding of intersectionality and the ways multiple identities shape our experiences.

• Advocate for broad-based, multi-issue social justice.

• Offer LGBTQ+ and allied students, staff, faculty, and community members opportunities for personal growth and leadership training, including public speaking, workshop facilitation, team building, and continuous education.