Urvashi Vaid

Dynamic community organizer and unrelenting attorney who has been a leader in the LGBT and social justice movements for nearly three decades

“ ... intellegent, forthright book (that) contends that American homosexuals have achieved only the appearance of acceptance. Valuable ... and frightening. ” - The New Yorker

" (Her book) challenges the gay community to face the forces that
divide it and begin the work necessary to achieve genuine equality
with the rest of America. " - Midwest Book Review

Named by Time Magazine as one of the "Fifty for the Future"
- a list of 50 of America's most promising leaders age 40 and under

Author of Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian Liberation

As the Director of the Engaging Tradition Project, Vaid studies the use of tradition in arguments by advocates of gender and sexuality-based social justice projects to shape legal and legislative strategies, frame public education messages, and strengthen arguments that advance the rights of groups seeking social justice.