Two Minnesotans are among the 100 transgender leaders being honored by Trans 100.

Celebrating Excellence: The Trans 100 “celebrates excellence within the trans community.” The organization’s mission is to “provide an overview of the breadth and diversity of work being done in, by, and for the transgender community across the United States,” and to “act as a resource for the transgender community and our allies around the globe.”

In its third year, The Trans 100 “has grown from the brainchild of Co-Founders Antonia D’Orsay and Jen Richards to an internationally recognized list of trans activists and change-makers, an annual gathering of the trans community, and a celebration of who we are and the work we’re doing,” reads the press materials for the list.

The Trans 100 was released on March 31, the Transgender Day of Visibility, and was celebrated the Sunday before with a gathering and celebration in Chicago.

Here are the biographies of the Minnesotans chosen for 2015’s Trans 100.

Jae Bates

Jae is an impressive student activist and leader. In 2013-14, Jae was a member of OutFront Minnesota’s Youth Leadership Team. In this role, he led a workshop at OutFront’s Youth Summit, held on March 2, 2014, which was attended by 400 high school students. He spoke at the Youth Rally held that same day in the Rotunda of the Minnesota State Capitol. He was a strong advocate for passage of the Safe & Supportive Minnesota Schools Act, bullying prevention legislation that includes protections for LGBTQ students. He testified before a senate committee about how his life had been impacted by bullying. Currently a freshman in college in Washington, he has remained active. Jae is a bold advocate for the rights of trans students and athletes. His story has been reported in the Star Tribune (Minnesota’s largest daily newspaper), the Washington Post and the UK Guardian.

Dylan Flunker

Dylan is honored to be included in the Trans 100. He is passionate about policy, biking, community-based research, parenting, health equity, and books. He is Rainbow Health Initiative’s (RHI) Research and Policy Manager. He works on RHI’s research efforts, including the annual Voices of Health survey of LGBTQ health access and experiences. He also supports the youth and young adults of Shift MN in building healthier LGBTQ communities. Dylan loves that his job is creating new ways to build healthier queer communities. Dylan graduated from Luther College after studying women and gender studies and sociology. He also holds a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. Dylan blogs about queer parenting at villageq.com. He plays French Horn and in another life would be a music teacher. He also volunteers and supports the work of the Minnesota Trans Health Coalition.