ALOK Vaid-Menon — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Honored with the ACLU of Southern California Bill of Rights Award and Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment Trailblazer Award.
Served as the inaugural LGBTQ Scholar in Residence at the University of Pennsylvania.
Author of literary works including “Beyond the Gender Binary,” “Femme in Public,” and “Your Wound, My Garden.”
Featured in Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda comedy special on Netflix and the docu-short “ALOK,” executive produced by Jodie Foster.
Holds a Master's degree in Sociology and a Bachelor's degree in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from Stanford University.

Biography

ALOK (they/them) is an internationally acclaimed poet, comedian, public speaker, and actor. Their work primarily deals with violence against trans and gender non-conforming people, advocating for freedom from constraining gender norms, bodily diversity, gender neutrality, and self-determination.