Nadine Smith, Acclaimed Activist & LGBTQIA+ Advocate from Florida

Boo! Did we scare you? This Hallows eve episode, the BQLP chats with Florida activist and icon, Nadine Smith. Nadine is the Executive Director of Equality Florida, the state's largest organization dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. In 2022, she was named to the Time100, TIME Magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. An award-winning journalist turned organizer, Nadine was one of four national co-chairs of the 1993 March on Washington. She served on the founding board of the International Gay and Lesbian Youth Organization. Nadine was part of a historic meeting with then-President Bill Clinton, the first Oval Office meeting between a sitting President and LGBTQ community leaders. She also served on President Obama's National Finance Committee.  Nadine has been named one of the state's "Most Powerful and Influential Women" by the Florida Diversity Council. She has received the League of Women Voters' Woman of Distinction Award, and in 2018 was named one of the 100 Most Influential Floridians by Influence Magazine. She is a Florida Chamber Foundation Trustee and currently serves as chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Florida Advisory Committee. https://www.eqfl.org/team