Four metro Atlanta LGBTQ+ youth advocates have been named GLAAD 2025 20 Under 20 honorees. The list, published with Teen Vogue, includes 20 young LGBTQ+ changemakers who are shaping the world through politics, entertainment, faith, and more. The list includes Niama Starr and Treasure Von-Holland from Atlanta and Ritvik Radjan and Vidya Sinha from Marietta.
Ritvik Radjan, 17, and Vidya Sinha, 18
Ritvik Radjan is a high school student, anti-censorship activist and organizer, and Vidya Sinha is a propoentn of anti-censorship, intellectual freedom, and LGBTQ+ media representation, When organizers of the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl quietly removed eight assigned books, mostly by LGBTQ authors, both Ritvik and Sinha launched a winning, statewide anti-censorship campaign. They mobilized dozens of students, gathered messages of support from authors of the actual banned books, and organized a community petition with over 300 signatures. This overwhelming pressure led the organization to reverse its decision and reinstate the challenged books.
Niama Starr, 20
Niama Starr, who was a panelist at this year’s GLAAD Down South event, is a junior at Spelman College majoring in philosophy with a minor in dance. She is a self-described artist, activist, and alchemist. She’s the founder of Soulra, a creative agency amplifying Black experiences across art, performance, literature, and design, and acts as co-president of Afrekete, a Black feminist and queer collective celebrating identity and community.
Treasure Von-Holland, 18
Treasure Von-Holland is a student and gender equality activist. A Georgia State University freshman Von-Holland’s advocacy, which is focused on transgender equality, racial equity, and childhood education, is a masterclass in intersectionality. They are also a member of the LGBTQ+ Institute’s You(th) Belong cohort, in which, through monthly events for young people ages 13–25 in Metro-Atlanta, Von-Holland and her peers explore youth leadership, advocacy, and creative expression.
Read about the rest of GLAAD’s 20 Under 20 honorees here.
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