Jack Knoxville
Award winning transformational leader
Jack Knoxville is the first Trans Masc candidate to have run for political office. He is the Founder and Executive Director of Trans Empowerment Project and a multi-award winning leader for change.
Before running for office, Jack was a club promoter who enjoyed creating marketing campaigns for small businesses.
Jack Knoxville – Bio
Jack Knoxville (He/They) is a multiple award-winning transformational leader for the progressive movement.
As a Disabled, multracial, melanated, Trans/Intersex individual, Jack got his start as a leader for change in 2002, when he heard about the use of antiquated sodomy laws being pushed to criminalize homosexuality in South Carolina.
In response, Jack organized an initiative called Free2Be, whose mission was to fight violence and hate crimes through education and awareness, which earned him a spot as one of first leaders added to the Wall of Tolerance, as well as a certificate signed by Rosa Parks.
Jack also became the first Trans masculine candidate to run for political office in the Southern United States, when they ran for Mayor of Knoxville, TN in 2015.
Shortly after his run, he launched Trans Empowerment Project; a federally recognized 501(c)(3) to help move the 2Spirit, Trans, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Communities (2TIGE) out of crisis and into a space of empowerment.
Aside from being an activist Jack prides himself on his ability to envision and create scalable systems of support for an inclusive future; especially through digital tools and holding conversations and trainings that inspire change and the ability to reclaim ones power despite feeling powerless.
When he’s not working, you can often catch Jack spending time with his twin flame, gaming, or making music.
What Kind of Work Do You Do?
Aside from being a motivational speaker, and a multiple award winning transformational leader of the national non-profit that I founded, I am a digital strategist who offers leadership trainings and digital tools support for change makers.
Whether you’re looking for someone to help you figure out your digital tools strategy or someone to help you learn how to scale up your work in a way that is truly equitable, you’re in the right place!
Qualifications & Awards
Jack is an outspoken, award winning activist and advocate whose career has spanned across several different key areas of interest for creating change, from Trans rights to LGBTQIA+ rights, Environmentalism, Reproductive Rights, Homelessness, and more.
Recognition
- One of the first Wall of Tolerance Award Recipients
- GAIN Power Award for Transformational Leadership
- LGBTQ Nation’s Hometown Hero of the year
Experience
- Founder, The Homegrown Zine
- Founder, Free2Be
- Founder, Trans Empowerment Project
- Distributed Organizing Technology and Digital Communities Manager, Sierra Club
- Engagement Coordinator, Sierra Club
- Digital Organizer, Planned Parenthood Action Fund
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