Kim Katrin

Kim Katrin Milan was born on March 9, 1984, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. She is a Canadian American writer, multidisciplinary artist, activist, consultant, and educator. Early in her career, she completed an artist residency under d’bi Young at the AnitAfrika Theatre and was a student in the Buddies in Bad Times Young Creator’s Unit. She is also a certified yoga trainer and teacher. Her work consistently focuses on social justice, equity, and human rights, integrating historical context and statistical analysis with current events to foster curiosity and empathy in her audiences.

Kim is the co-founder and Executive Director of The People Project, an organization dedicated to local and international community development for queer and trans people of color and their allies through alternative education, art-activism, and collaboration. She is also a co-owner of Glad Day Book Shop, recognized as the oldest LGBT bookstore globally. As an educator, she has traveled internationally, delivering hundreds of unique resources and presentations on intersectional issues such as race, ability, and gender since 2012. Her engagements include speaking at universities like Princeton, Dartmouth, McGill, and Mount Allison. She delivered the keynote address at Morehouse and Spelman’s first Pride event and was a panelist at Amber Rose’s inaugural SlutWalk. She has also hosted events for the United Nations, served as Grand Marshall for Hudson, NY Pride, and hosted a session at Dreamforce 2016.

Her written and spoken contributions have appeared in publications and media outlets such as Cosmopolitan, MTV, NBC, Larry King Now, Buzzfeed, and the CBC. She regularly contributes to TeleSUR English. Kim has been featured as one of the ‘100 Black Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer and Transgender Women You Should Know’ by Autostraddle and recognized by The Root magazine as a ‘Young Black Feminist to Watch’ in 2014. Her career progression demonstrates a commitment to social entrepreneurship, addressing opportunities and challenges for women in business and leadership roles. She facilitates community dialogues and provides practical strategies on sexuality and consent, queer and trans allyship, and anti-racism and equity.