2025 Participant Biographies

With a breakthrough cover feature as the first Transgender man in Men’s Health magazine, multiple appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and the Board President and Co-founder of Point of Pride, a nonprofit that’s helped over thirteen thousand people worldwide receive gender affirming garments and surgeries, Aydian Dowling is an admired household name in the transgender community.

His loyal followers have found strength and courage through Aydian’s kindness, confidence, and vulnerability – traits he also brings to his role of devoted husband and father. His dynamic public speaking, insightful consulting, and compassionate entrepreneurship have transformed thousands of people into passionate leaders and allies of the trans community.

With the TRACE APP Aydian continues his work by creating a first-to-market mobile app for Transgender and Nonbinary individuals and their Allies to document their transition and build life-saving community.