Visual Designer ZAOZAO ZHANG (b.1998) is a Chinese-born interdisciplinary sculpture artist based in Brooklyn, NY.Working from an East Asian queer feminist perspective, Zhang explores sculpture, installation, theater, video, and publication to challenge patriarchal narratives surrounding the female body. She co-founded The Wishing Fountain, a nonprofit queer library and self-publishing collective centering Southeast Asian LGBTQ+ voices. […]
Bay Area Regional Director With over 8 years of academic and hands-on experience in community engagement, advocacy, and direct support, I am dedicated to advancing the well-being of marginalized communities, particularly within Asian, LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, and disabled populations. I bring expertise from DEI leadership in designing impactful programs, driving meaningful engagement, and building supportive services
Bay Area Regional Director She is a single mother with a two-year-old daughter. She has been living in the San Francisco Bay Area of California since 2011 and is actively involved in local queer community activities and philanthropy. The queer charity groups she participates in include “Proud Mothers” and “Rainbow Sisters of Faith,” as well
Greater Paris Regional Director Proud bi//Listener/Love everyone/City exploring/Culinary king/Slowly getting into feminism.Want to hang out with the best girls in the world! proud bi//倾听者/爱所有人/city exploring/料理鼠王/女权主义缓慢入门中想和全世界最好的女孩儿们玩儿！
Pride Singing Contest Grand Champion Based in Madrid (-2024.6), Beijing & Shenzhen. Major in Spanish literature & Communications. English & Mandarin voice-over artist, freelance English teacher, and freelance translator. Currently participating in an exchange program at Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Previously interned at the Berggruen Institute of Peking University and worked as a Spanish &
Greater China Regional Director I am a proud lesbian who has made Beijing both my home and workplace. It brings me immense pride and joy to be an integral part of the Up-Women community in China, a platform that uplifts and supports women from all walks of life. Professionally, I specialize in brand marketing and
User Experience / Design Thinking Advisor X is a design strategist with a background in microelectronics engineering and Human-Computer Interaction/design. X has been integrating advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community and intersectionality into their design work in the tech field. Here at UPWomxn, they dedicate themselves to bringing design thinking into the queer world, with a
Creative Writing Advisor / Mentor + Seattle Regional Community Leader Jade is a staunch feminist activist who has previously worked as an intern at a women’s organization, actively dedicating herself to promoting women’s rights. She pursued a doctoral degree in Gender Studies at the University of Washington in the United States, where she served as
New Zealand Regional Director Sihan is a doctoral student researching on contemporary Chinese queers, non-normative sexuality, fan culture, as well as disability studies. Sihan’s pronoun is they/she. They grew up confronting gender binary, but have always been luckily accompanied by loved queer friends. “Tomboy/Pseudo-Boy” was the most common word they heard since childhood, which inspired
Costco Rica Regional Director From Beijing, currently in Costa Rica. Aspiring social researcher interested in political science, sociology and anthropology. Loud feminist & Proud lesbian <3 来自北京，目前身处哥斯达黎加。立志成为一名社会研究者，对政治学、社会学和人类学充满兴趣。坚定的女权主义者，骄傲的女同性恋 <3
Congyue is a full-stack engineer, responsible for developing and maintaining the chat bot for upwomxn. She organized the Upwomxn team for the 2024 NYC Pride March.
Seattle Regional Director Qianwei is an omnisexual researcher and engineer with a deep passion for feminism. Her journey into this realm began with her active participation in various feminism-focused Douban groups, which are no longer active. She is driven by a vision to dismantle barriers, ensuring future generations of women and girls won’t face the
Feminism activist / journalist Weiwei is a student journalist who’s interested in social justice issues and cinematic arts. Besides putting her effort in feminist activism, she has an ultimate goal of having two dogs and owning a small farm planting grape tomatoes. Weiwei是一名对社会公正问题和电影艺术感兴趣的学生记者。除了投身女权主义活动外，她的最终目标是拥有两只狗，并拥有一个小农场，种植葡萄番茄。
DMV Regional Director / Online Advocate Fay (小林) is a dedicated staff member of the United Proud Women (UPW) organization, currently residing in the Maryland area. She plays a crucial role in building and strengthening the sexual minority women’s community in the DMV (D.C., Maryland, Virginia) region. Fay’s commitment to empowering the LGBTQ+ community is
New York Regional Director Graduate student in Applied Analytics at Columbia University. UCI alumna in Data Science.Ever since joining the UPW organization, she has been on a continuous journey of growth and discovery. Now at Columbia University, she is enriching her expertise in applied analytics. Concurrently, she is passionately learning and advocating for feminism, striving
Community Thought Leader Albus Wang(they/them) is a non-binary Mongolian Chinese activist, community organizer, writer, makeup artist, and Tarot reader based in Los Angeles and Beijing. After graduating from Loyola Marymount University with a B.A. degree in Theatre Arts, Albus continued to study beauty and special effects makeup at Cinema Makeup School in Los Angeles. With
France Community Leader 大家好，我是猫饼！“喜剧人，女权主义者，LGBTQ 积极分母，户外爱好者，读书会主理人，热爱一切艺术相关的在法国的商科生。”一个看起来“必胜”的组合拳却是部分东亚性少数女性逃不掉的背景故事。 我希望女性可以更自由，更勇敢表达自我，获得权力，提供支援，让sisterhood流动在我们之间！ 请与我一起踏上这段旅程，连接并传递力量给更多的姐妹，成为火，带来更多的解放！ Bonjour! I’m Mao Bing(猫饼)! A comedian, feminist, LGBTQ activist, outdoor lover, book worm leader and an art-loving business student currently based in France. —— What a ‘winning combination’ ! It’s just a background story, but WE ARE MORE” I hope women can be more free and brave to
Community Content Creator Yilin identifies as a proud Cantonese demi-pan woman. Couple years back, she experienced confusion and isolation while exploring her sexuality and feminist ideologies in the heteronormative world. That’s why she feels immensely grateful for the opportunity to meet like-minded friends at UP Women. The passion exhibited by the community members has deeply
Project Manager Lesbian. Devoted feminist. Communication student at USC. After gradually encountering feminist theories and gender issues, she is active on various social media, passionately speaking out about social incidents and participating in feminist discussions. Currently, she aspires to make more contributions as a feminist social activist, such as the previous performance art event she
Staff Yuxin’s life work is rooted in a fundamental philosophical conviction: that liberation begins with the courage to name oneself, and flourishes through the collective transformation of society. After coming out as a lesbian at the age of 16, Yuxin began a journey not only of self-understanding but of purposeful community engagement. This early act
Leading Tech Staff | AI/ML Developer | Software Engineer At “United Proud Women,” Kayn has been a pivotal tech leader and co-founder since May 2023. Kayn developed a chatbot for Discord using embedding techniques, sourcing information from gender studies lessons stored on AWS. Kayn not only participated in testing a different OpenAI chatbot but also
Chief Operating Officer Throughout her life, Peyton has explored the power behind compassion and love. The connections she built with others helped her erase the trauma that she experienced in the past. She hopes to see more people come out with pride and confidence in the future, and for there to be more compassion and
North California Regional Director Cola, North California Regional Director at United Proud Women. A 3rd-year Computer Science student at UCB with a passion for making a difference. I’m all about that outgoing and friendly vibe, coupled with a strong drive to succeed. I channel my love for feminism and active listening. Highly efficient time management
