Raquel Willis

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Raquel Willis is an African American writer, editor, and transgender rights activist. She is a former national organizer for the Transgender Law Center and the former executive editor of Out magazine. Her memoir, The Risk It Takes To Bloom, was published in November 2023. In 2020, Willis won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Magazine Article. In 2025, TIME Magazine named Willis as a Woman of the Year, and as one of the 100 most influential people of the year. Read more

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