Dr. Jonathan Paul Higgins is an educator, professor, national speaker, freelance journalist and trailblazer who is creating, sharing, and crafting the stories their ancestors didn’t get to tell.
Their book Black. Fat. Femme: Revealing the Power of Visibly Queer Voices in Media and Learning to Love Yourself drops March 25th and has already garnered several rave reviews from Out Magazine, IntoMore, Native Son and Queerty.
They are the creator, executive producer and host of the Webby honored and Shorty Award Winning podcast, “Black Fat Femme Podcast'' which was developed via IHeartMedia’s Next Up Initiative and named “Best Podcast to listen to” by both Ebony and Essence Magazine.
Dr. Higgins is currently the inaugural Director of Strategic Media and Advocacy for Rainbow Pride Youth Alliance, while once holding roles at both Chernin and Edith Entertainment. They have also worked on inclusion projects with leaders in entertainment brands including Apple, Disney, Instagram, GLAAD, Amazon Prime Video, United Artist and most recently, ULTA Beauty. They have also been a featured speaker for SXSW & TEDx and also competed on the latest season of Netflix’s hit show, “Nailed It”. You can also see them on Fuse’s hit show, “Like a Girl” - spotlighting trans athlete Cece Telfer.
Dr. Higgins holds a doctorate in educational justice and regularly writes and lectures on what liberation means for Black, queer, fat, non-binary people.
