The 2026 Out100: Hazel Edwards

Hazel Edwards, 29, executive director of the Philadelphia QTBIPOC organization GALAEI, is honored in the 2026 Out100. The pansexual transgender community leader says her work is rooted in community care, education, racial justice, and trans liberation. She wants the world to understand that Black trans people "are not just surviving" but leading, creating, and building futures.