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ChangeMakers

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ChangeMakers is a series from MPR News showcasing Minnesotans from diverse, often underrepresented backgrounds who are making an impact. Whether they’re making history or making a difference for just one person, these individuals are leaders building new futures for their communities. Scroll down to meet our ChangeMakers.

For two-spirit legislator Alicia Kozlowski, community is everything

For two-spirit legislator Alicia Kozlowski, community is everything

Kozlowski, 35, made history last fall when they became Minnesota’s first nonbinary legislator. Their path to office started with a running group for women and gender-expansive people called KwePack.
by Nicole Ki

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Jada Pulley makes space for LGBTQ+ performers

Jada Pulley makes space for LGBTQ+ performers

Pulley, 28, is a nonbinary improv performer and theater artist, cofounder of the Queer and Funny Improv Festival, and a house manager for HUGE Improv Theater in Minneapolis.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Seal Dwyer heals trauma, connects LGBTQ+ community in St. Cloud

Seal Dwyer heals trauma, connects LGBTQ+ community in St. Cloud

Dwyer, 42, is a nonbinary licensed marriage and family therapist. As a fifth-generation Stearns County resident, they’re focused on supporting the growing LGBTQ+ community in St. Cloud.
by Kirsti Marohn

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ChangeMakers: Cameron PajYeeb Yang is an activist for the Hmong community

ChangeMakers: Cameron PajYeeb Yang is an activist for the Hmong community

Cameron PajYeeb Yang is a queer, transgender, nonbinary Hmong activist working on issues from police use-of-force to gender-based violence in the Hmong community.
by Hibah Ansari

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ChangeMakers: Hildie Edwards speaks up for trans kids like herself

ChangeMakers: Hildie Edwards speaks up for trans kids like herself

Edwards, a 12-year-old singer and actor, testified at a Minnesota Senate committee hearing earlier this year in support of a bill protecting access to gender-affirming care.
by Grace Birnstengel

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ChangeMakers: Davin Sokup is first trans man elected to office in greater Minnesota

ChangeMakers: Davin Sokup is first trans man elected to office in greater Minnesota

Sokup, 36, has served Northfield as an at-large council representative since January. He’s also a Minnesota State Senate staffer as well as a woodworker and carpenter.
by Nina Moini

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ChangeMakers: Showcasing transgender and nonbinary Minnesotans for Pride month

ChangeMakers: Showcasing transgender and nonbinary Minnesotans for Pride month

Every week in June, MPR News is featuring transgender and nonbinary Minnesotans who are making an impact. These are our “ChangeMakers.”
by Grace Birnstengel, Ben Hovland and Kaila White

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Theater Mu’s Lily Tung Crystal: The more people hear Asian Americans’ stories, the more they'll treat us as the Americans we are

Theater Mu’s Lily Tung Crystal: The more people hear Asian Americans’ stories, the more they'll treat us as the Americans we are

“I feel like there is a contingent in American society that doesn’t see us as real people,” she said. “And part of that is because our stories are not told widely in the media, in film, or on television.” As Theater Mu’s artistic director, she’s working to change that.
by Jaida Grey Eagle

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