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Kristin Russo is a producer, speaker, podcaster, and consultant with a focus on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) issues.

Kristin speaks regularly to businesses and their Employee Resource Groups on topics such as creating equitable and safe(r) workspaces, being a powerful ally to colleagues and community, and parenting LGBTQ children.

In the world of podcasting, Kristin is the Executive Producer and co-host of the critically-acclaimed pop culture podcast network, Buffering: A Rewatch Adventure.

Kristin has spoken at hundreds of universities nationwide including Harvard, Stanford, and NYU and has worked with large-scale companies such as Hyatt, Toyota, and Virgin Galactic. She is co-creator of My Kid Is Gay, author of This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids (Chronicle, 2014), and was host and producer of First Person, a video series on gender and sexuality from PBS Digital and WNET.

She holds a Master’s in Gender Studies from the CUNY Graduate Center.

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WRITING

Kristin is currently writing “A Quick & Easy Guide to Coming Out” with artist Ravi Teixeira, being released by Oni Press in 2025. In addition to This is A Book for Parents of Gay Kids (Chronicle, 2014) Kristin has also written personal essays and articles with outlets such as Time, Cosmopolitan, BuzzFeed, The Advocate, Bitch Magazine, and Autostraddle, and her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, NPR, Newsweek, The Ellen Show, Chicago Tribune & more. 

Writing Selections:

The Might-Have-Been • Autostraddle // What Scared Young LGBT People Need to Hear Right Now • BuzzFeed // An Athlete Makes the Case for Gender Not to Matter in Sports • Time Magazine