Charlie Murphy (pronouns he, him, they, them) is a long time 2SLGBTQIA+ activist currently residing in St. John’s NL and as the Executive Director of Quadrangle NL, the province first and currently only registered charity mandated to create a 2SLGBTQIA+ Community Centre for the province. For the past 12 years he has worked for the community through a number of organizations like PFLAG St. John’s chapter as a peer support facilitator, a former board member of their local pride organization, a past President of Planned Parenthood NL and Co- founder of Raise Up Fundraising a not-for-profit organization that raises funds and awareness for marginalized populations.

He is also currently working as the St. John’s Regional Support Coordinator for The Community Based Research Centre, which promotes the health of gay men through research and intervention development. The CBRC’s work is inclusive of bisexual and queer men (cis and trans) and Two Spirit people.

Cait Glasson is a 53-year-old lesbian trans woman from Ontario, currently living in Waterloo. Retired as a translator, she spends most of her time doing activism and awareness work for the 2SLGBTQ+ community, volunteering some 25-30 hours a week. She has been out and active since 1994.