Jacob Tobia (born August 7, 1991) is an American LGBT rights activist,
writer, producer, television host and actor. In 2019, they published
their memoir titled Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story. They are also the
voice of the character Double Trouble in DreamWorks' animated series
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.Tobia's grandparents were Syrians
who immigrated to the United States in the 1950s who spoke Arabic,
which Tobia said was "the language that I do not speak but wish I
could." Tobia was raised in Raleigh, North Carolina in a Methodist
family and graduated in 2010 from Raleigh Charter High School, serving
there as president of the Gay Straight Alliance and being active in
student government. Tobia applied to Harvard University, and was
accepted, but chose to attend Duke University instead where they
graduated summa cum laude with a degree in Human Rights Advocacy.
While a student at Duke, Tobia served as the vice president of equity
and outreach for Duke Student Government, was co-president of Blue
Devils United, and president of Duke Students for Gender
Neutrality.Tobia is a Point Foundation Scholar, Harry S. Truman
Scholar, and a recipient of the Campus Pride National Voice and Action
Award. Their writing has been featured on MSNBC, MTV, The Huffington
Post, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Guardian, BuzzFeed,
Jezebel and other media outlets. They've also served on conference
panels and spoken at Harvard University, Princeton University,
Columbia University, and various LGBTQ conferences across the United
States. They worked for the United Nations Foundation, the Human
Rights Campaign, and the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice before
starting a career in television.[non-primary source needed]In
September 2013, Tobia raised over $10,000 for the Ali Forney Center
running across the Brooklyn Bridge in five-inch heels as part of their
Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) commitment to action.
They were recently honored again for their larger impact to LGBTQIA+
community by CGI U in 2018 at the University of Chicago.
writer, producer, television host and actor. In 2019, they published
their memoir titled Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story. They are also the
voice of the character Double Trouble in DreamWorks' animated series
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.Tobia's grandparents were Syrians
who immigrated to the United States in the 1950s who spoke Arabic,
which Tobia said was "the language that I do not speak but wish I
could." Tobia was raised in Raleigh, North Carolina in a Methodist
family and graduated in 2010 from Raleigh Charter High School, serving
there as president of the Gay Straight Alliance and being active in
student government. Tobia applied to Harvard University, and was
accepted, but chose to attend Duke University instead where they
graduated summa cum laude with a degree in Human Rights Advocacy.
While a student at Duke, Tobia served as the vice president of equity
and outreach for Duke Student Government, was co-president of Blue
Devils United, and president of Duke Students for Gender
Neutrality.Tobia is a Point Foundation Scholar, Harry S. Truman
Scholar, and a recipient of the Campus Pride National Voice and Action
Award. Their writing has been featured on MSNBC, MTV, The Huffington
Post, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Guardian, BuzzFeed,
Jezebel and other media outlets. They've also served on conference
panels and spoken at Harvard University, Princeton University,
Columbia University, and various LGBTQ conferences across the United
States. They worked for the United Nations Foundation, the Human
Rights Campaign, and the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice before
starting a career in television.[non-primary source needed]In
September 2013, Tobia raised over $10,000 for the Ali Forney Center
running across the Brooklyn Bridge in five-inch heels as part of their
Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) commitment to action.
They were recently honored again for their larger impact to LGBTQIA+
community by CGI U in 2018 at the University of Chicago.
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