Tyler Ford

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Tyler Ford
Born1990or1991(age 33–34) [1]
Boca Raton, Florida [2]
Nationality American
Education Vanderbilt University [3]
Occupation(s)Writer, activist, actor, public speaker
Known forTransgender advocacy
Website myfriendtyler.com

Tyler Ford is a writer, activist, actor, and public speaker who advocates for transgender and non-binary people. [1] Ford appeared as the first transgender contestant on The Glee Project in 2012. [3] [4] Ford lives and works in New York City.

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Life

Designated female at birth and raised by a single mother in Boca Raton, Florida, Ford transitioned to male in college, but later came to identify as agender. [5] [6] Ford is of mixed black and white Jewish ethnicity. [3] [7] Their writing and speaking frequently addresses their challenges living as a transgender person of color. [8] [5]

Ford gained national attention when Miley Cyrus brought them as her date to The Foundation for AIDS Research (AMFAR) gala in 2015. [9] [10] [11] [12] Cyrus sought to raise awareness of people with non-binary gender identities as part of her LGBTQ advocacy work with the Happy Hippie Foundation; Ford and their friend Ariana Grande joined Cyrus in that effort. [13] [10]

Work and activism

Writing

Ford wrote an article for The Guardian in 2015 [14] and has written multiple articles for them. in 2017 [15] and again in 2018. [16] They have written for MTV, [17] Rookie , [18] and other web sites. [1] [19]

Public speaking

Ford has presented at South by Southwest (SXSW). [1] [20] They gave the opening remarks for New York Youth Pride parade in 2018, [21] in which they talked about their coming out and transition.

Television

In June 2017, Ford began voicing a non-binary character Milo on the Amazon Video animated series Danger & Eggs . [22] [23]

Awards and recognition

Ford was named as one of MTV's best social media stars in 2015, [24] and as one of the Dazed 100 visionary talents in 2016. [25]

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