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Candis Cox
Candis Cox is an LGBTQ educator and advocate. Since meeting with then-Governor McCrory Candis’ advocacy and commitment to visibility has manifested in many forms. Television specials featuring Candis’ life and work have been featured on WRAL, CNN, Focus, BBC, and German National News outlets. In 2016, she became the first transgender person and only keynote speaker to the Democratic Party at the Jefferson Jackson Dinner, additionally she joined VP Biden campaigning for Roy Cooper and campaigning for Hillary Clinton. Later in 2016, Candis was the Introductory emcee for Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, Cheap Trick, and Heart. She also became the first openly transgender person to walk the final look for NC Fashion week modeling for Michael Kuluva’s Tumbler and Tipsy. In 2017, she starred alongside Cate Blanchett at The Stonewall Inn for a fundraising show for the victims of Sandy Hook.