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Tamara Leigh

Founder and Board President, Tampa Bay Black Lesbians

Tamara Leigh is a St. Petersburg advocate, educator and editor who founded Blaque/OUT Magazine and Blaque/OUT Equity and Inclusivity Architects, and leads the nonprofit Tampa Bay Black Lesbians. Her work centers BIPOC, queer and trans communities, including Queer Juneteenth events and the Trans Remembrance Archive and Information Index. Watermark readers named her Tampa Bay's favorite local activist in the 2026 WONDER Awards.