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.

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]

References

External links

• Official website
• Tyler Ford at IMDb