Instagram has become all of our constant companion. Be it for information, entertainment, or news, Insta has grown to become our one-stop destination. Here are some folks who have taken this pandemic boom in Instagram traffic to the next level. When academia and mainstream media choose to ignore LGBTQ+ education and representation, these educators have made it their mission to educate as many folks as possible.
1. Blair Imani
Blair Imani (she/her) is a Black, bisexual award-winning educator, historian, and bestselling author of the book Read This to Get Smarter. Her microlearning series, "Smarter in Seconds," on Instagram reels presents complex political, social, and economic issues in a simple, less than a minute video format.
2. Schuyler Bailar
Schuyler Bailar (he/him), popularly known as @pinkmantaray is a trans man, activist, and educator. His infographics break down LGBTQ+ issues in an easily understandable manner.
3. Jenna
Jenna (she/they) is a bisexuality advocate and illustrator known on Instagram as @j.teacake. Their illustrations are focused on countering bi-erasure and bi-phobia, and are dedicated to bisexual-plus positivity.
4. Az Franco
Az Franco (he/him) is a transmasculine, genderqueer writer, educator, artist, and model. You can find him @youcancallmeaz.
5. Brianna Vieira
Brianna Vieira (they/she) is a graphic designer whose graphics are focused on breaking the stigma on various topics including LGBTQ+ issues, sobriety, and mental health issues.
6. Zoe Stoller
Zoe (she/they) is a gender-fluid, demisexual lesbian and social work student. Their content on Instagram is focused on debunking myths on the LGBTQ+ community.
7. Madison Werner
Madison Werner (she/her) is a trans woman and educator. Her work on Instagram is focused on creating awareness about the issues faced by the transgender community and inspiring queer people to live their true, authentic selves.
8. Mari Wrobi
Mari Wrobi (they/them) is a nonbinary, intersex educator. Their Instagram posts are dedicated to intersex awareness.
9. Alok V Menon
Alok V Menon (they/them) is a nonbinary, gender nonconforming writer, performer, model, and educator. Their book reports on Instagram are dedicated to dismantling the gender binary. You can find them @alokvmenon.
10. Leanne Yau
Leanne Yau (she/they) is an autistic, bisexual, polyamorous educator, and non-monogamy advocate. Their reels are dedicated to normalizing non-monogamy.
11. Matt Bernstein
Matt Bernstein (he/they) is an influencer and educator whose powerful makeup looks and infographics present the issues faced by the LGBTQ+ community in an easily understandable way.
12. D.F. Koz
Dan Koz (he/they) is a transmasculine, nonbinary educator. His content on Instagram is dedicated to educating folks on the trans community, pronouns, and more.
13. Ren Fernandez-Kim
Ren (she/they), also known as @corpusren, is a nonbinary, bisexual educator. Their content is focused on anthropology, LGBTQ+, and mental health issues.
14. Fairy Bi Mother
CapriCampeau (she/they) is a bisexuality advocate and educator. Her content is dedicated to inspiring bisexual and queer people to be their true selves.
15. Charile
Charlie (they/she) is a transfeminine, Indigenous educator and content creator.