The Little Book of Pride Heroes: Icons of the Lgbtqia+ Community

Jared Richards is a writer based in Sydney, Australia, who was previously a staff writer at Junkee, where he focused on music, film, and queer culture. He currently recaps RuPaul’s Drag Race for Junkee. His writing has also been featured in The Big Issue, The Monthly, NME, Noisey, The Guardian, Broadsheet, Swampland, Pedestrian.TV, Sissy Screens, Red Bull Music, Australian Geographic, Gourmet Traveller, SBS, Frankie Magazine, and more. As a speaker, Jared has appeared at/on National Young Writers’ Festival, Subbed In, triple j, RN, and FBi Radio, where he co-hosted Sleepless in Sydney for three years. He also runs a (semi-regular) queer reading night in Sydney.

Phil Constantinesco is a freelance illustrator and motion designer based in Brussels, Belgium. His clients include Marie Claire, Figaro, Néon, Fricote, Men’s Health, and Beaux Arts.