Being visible can change the stigma

Montero Lamar Hill better known by his stage name Lil Nas X  is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his 2018 country rap single " Old Town Road," the longest-running number-one song (at 19 weeks) since the U.S. Billboard Hot 100's 1958 inception. Simultaneously, he came out as gay, the first artist to do so while having a number-one record. Known for his queer visuals and social media presence, Lil Nas X has received numerous accolades including two Grammy Awards, five Billboard Music Awards, five  MYV Video Music Awards, two BET Hip Hop Awards, two iHeartRadio Music Awards and two American Music Awards. "Old Town Road" ranks as the second highest-certified song in the US with 17 platinum certifications. He was placed on Forbes' 30 Under 30 in 2020, and Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2021. He became the youngest honoree in the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2022 upon receiving the Hal David Starlight Award in May of that year.

Karamo Karega Brown is an American television host, reality television personality, author, actor, and activist. Brown began his career in 2004 on the MTV reality show The Real World: Philadelphia. He starred as the culture expert in the  Netflix series Queer Eye (2018 - 2025) In September 2022, Brown began hosting an eponymous talk show titled Karamo for  NBCUniversal. He is also featured in Max-Arthur Mantle's documentary VISIBLE: The LGBTQ Caribbean Diaspora (2023).

Maximilian Davis is a British (Jamaican heritage) fashion designer who has been the creative director of Salvatore Ferragamo since March 2022. In 2023, Davis won the 'British Womenswear Designer Award' at the Fashion Awards.

Jaboukie Young-White is an American comedian, actor, writer and musician born to Jamaican immigrants and raised in Harvey, Illinois.

Marlon James is a Jamaican writer. He is the author of five novels: John Crow's Devil (2005), The Book of Night Women (2009), A Brief History of Seven Killings (2014), which won him the 2015 Man Booker Prize, Black Leopard, Red Wolf (2019), and Man Witch, Spider King (2022). He wrote the HBO limited series Get Millie Black (2024).

Mark Clennon is a Jamaican-born Canadian singer and actor. Clennon released several projects as a musician before attracting acclaim for his debut acting performance in the feature film I Don't Know Who You Are, which premiered in the Discovery program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. The music video for Clennon's song "Kingston" became the the first music video shot in Jamaica to feature an on-screen romance between tow men.  

Michael Gunning is a Jamaican-British retired competitive swimmer who is best known for participating in the 200 meter butterfly event. He competed in the 200 meter butterfly and the men's 200 meter freestyle event in both the 2017 World Aquatics Championships and 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Gunning was a participant on the reality dating show The Bi Life, coming out as gay on the show in late 2018. He later went on to win the Pride Award at the Attitude Pride Awards 2019 for his efforts to raise LGBTQ+ visibility around the globe in sports. In 2022, Michael was a contributor in BBC One's 'Tom Daley: Illegal to be Me' documentary, and was announced as the Host at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games for the swimming events.  

Gregory A. Smith known professionally as Kid Fury was born and raised in Miami, Florida, where his parents emigrated from Jamaica. He is a YouTube blogger, comedian and writer. He is best known as the co-host of podcast The Read with Crissie West.

Harald Beharie is a Norwegian-Jamaican performer and choreographer based in Oslo, Norway.  

Dalton Harris is a Jamaican singer. In 2010, he won Digicel Rising Star, and subsequently signed with VP Records. In 2018, he won the final series of The X Factor in the United Kingdom. Harris was born in the Clarendon parish in Jamaica before moving to Kingston to pursue his music career. Harris recalled living a difficult life growing up in Jamaica with a large family with 22 siblings, being poor, and living on his own since the age of 15. He also talked about being physically and mentally abused in his early life. Harris attended Kingston College where he passed six CSEC subjects. In October 2020, Harris stated that he is  pansexual.

Kwame Harris is a Jamaican professional player of American football who was an offensive tackle for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal, when he won the Morris Trophy as the top offensive lineman in the Pac-10 Conference in 2002. He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers with the 26th overall pick in the first round of the  2003 NFL draft. Harris played high school football in Delaware and was among the top prep offensive lineman in the country. He played three years at Stanford, twice earning all-conference honors and earning named honorable mention All-American in his final season. Harris was among the top-rated offensive linemen available in the 2003 draft, and he played five seasons with the 49ers and one with Oakland Raiders. He was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame in 2023. On March 29, 2013, Harris came out as gay during an interview with CNN. Until Michael Sam in 2014, no NFL player had come out while the were playing, and only a few had after retiring.

Gregory A. Smith known professionally as Kid Fury was born and raised in Miami, Florida, where his parents emigrated from Jamaica. He is a YouTube blogger, comedian and writer. He is best known as the co-host of podcast The Read with Crissie West.