Fast Company’s 2025 iteration of its annual LGBTQ+ leadership list highlights eight influential figures significantly shaping fields like business, tech, and politics amidst rising anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments. Notable profiles include Chase Strangio, who made history as the first openly transgender person to argue before the Supreme Court; Nikki Hiltz, a nonbinary Olympian advocating for visibility; and Rose Marcario, former Patagonia CEO, urging business executives to remain vocal supporters during challenging times. Audrey Tang from Project Liberty Institute focuses on building empowering tools for future generations to promote pro-democracy ideals in online environments.
As anti-trans legislation and rhetoric continue to escalate across the U.S.-from sweeping state-level bans on gender-affirming care to renewed efforts to bar trans people from public life, nonbinary elite runner Nikki Hiltz and ACLU's LGBTQ+ rights lawyer Chase Strangio find themselves at the intersection of justice and representation.
Under Rose Marcario's leadership, Patagonia even sued the Trump administration after he issued a proclamation to shrink public land in two national monuments, reflecting her strong stance against regressive policies.
Audrey Tang, a senior fellow at Project Liberty Institute, builds tools that empower the next generation, emphasizing the need for pro-democracy ideas to counterbalance negative sentiments on social media.
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