Grace Sterling Stowell

Grace Sterling Stowell has been a pioneering activist and leader in the LGBTQ+, youth, and social justice communities for nearly 50 years. An early member of the Boston Alliance of LGBTQ+ Youth (BAGLY), she became its executive director and grew the organization from a local volunteer-led project to a statewide non-profit. Born and raised in Massachusetts, Stowell is the longest-serving transgender executive director in the nation.