John Rodriguez is originally from the Dominican Republic and lives now in Seattle, Washington. John is the founder of the Affirmation Dominican Republic Chapter. He is a full-time LGBTQ+ rights activist and has been advocating for equality and human rights, as well as for the LGBTQ+ Community for the past 15 years. John has worked as Executive Director for different Non Profits, also has worked as Development and Communications Director, and marketing consultant, relaunched the Seattle Affirmation Chapter. He currently serves as remote Executive Director for the It Gets Better Dominican Republic Chapter and co-chairs a committee as a mental health provider for a Health Program managed by King County serving the King, Snohomish and The Island Region in Washington, John has been leading a peer support group focused on spiritual and emotional support and suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth in Seattle. John also serves as Co-Chair for the Seattle LGBTQ Commission.