Our people
A portrait of love and identity
“It’s still (just about) OK to be Gay in China - LGBT people have become increasingly visible over the last decade, but the tightening of censorship and restrictions are still something that we have to deal with on a daily basis.”
Daphnée (she/her), Group Account Director, Shanghai
“I’ve lived and loved BOLDly, coming out in my 30s and marrying the love of my life just steps from the White House. It felt amazing to be true to myself and say ‘I Do’ that cold day in January 2016, and it’s one that I’ll never forget.”
Sarah (she/her), Program Director, Atlanta
“I choose to exist BOLDly by showing up with courageous vulnerability, with hopes that it empowers others to do the same. Being BOLD isn’t limited to my bisexuality - it’s also talking about my mental health, my struggles and my learnings. I think the more we show up BOLDly and courageously, and the more we share our vulnerabilites and otherness with each other, the safer and more compassionate our world will be.”
Katie (she/her), Learning and Development Specialist, San Francisco
“As a queer man of colour, you are taught to hide one’s true self in a costume of respectability. To be a model minority. To not be gay in public, but if you must, be the acceptable kind of gay. These days I make costumes to create a safe space where I can unpack the facets of my true self. I can celebrate the brown and queer characters in today’s games and entertainment that didn’t exist when I was a kid. And when I shed a costume, I am free to internalise the parts that felt right. To rebuild myself to be greater and truer than the sum of my identities.”
Charles (he/him), Associate Design Director, San Francisco
“I am mother, a wife, a confidant, and so much more. I am proud to be part of a larger queer community of friends and family. Living BOLDly is living authentically, and loving fearlessly.”
Katje (she/her), Senior HR Director, Portland
“I was really missing my queer community and friends ever since the pandemic started, so I was trying to find a way to stay connected to them through art and design. I started a small side gig upcycling clothes into sustainable streetwear via screenprinting and working with other QTBIPOC designers. I don’t know many nonbinary, queer Korean people who are in streetwear, but I hope my community grows... not only for me but also for all the other artists I collaborate with and will work with in the future.”
CJ (they/she), Junior Art Director, San Francisco
“If you don’t like what you see in society, build a genuine, honest alliance and friendships across cultures and skin-tones. Understand why people are the way they are, meet them half-way, you could make a new friend. Be the change you want to see.”
Matthew (he/him), Designer, San Francisco
“Being BOLD to me means living out loud: openly, proudly and empathetically. I want to enjoy the hard-won freedoms that the courageous generations before us fought for while making space to center those who suffer most from intersecting forms of oppression today. I’m still on a journey to be my boldest self, but learning from the queer community makes it the most satisfying work in progress.”
Sean (he/him), Strategy Director, San Francisco
