Dan Glass is an AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) healthcare and human rights activist, performer, presenter and writer. His have been recognised as 'Activist of the Year' with the Sexual Freedom Awards and was announced a 'BBC Greater Londoner' for founding Queer Tours of London - A Mince Through Time.

His book United Queerdom: From the Legends of the Gay Liberation Front to the Queers of Tomorrow was  Observer book of the week and Dan's new book 'Queer Footprints - A Guide to Uncovering London's Fierce History' is out now.

Dan recently founded the self-defence empowerment programme Bender Defenders and Queer Night Pride to confront rising hate crime.

Follow him on @danglassmincer