Diogo Vieira da Silva is an advocate for LGBTI+ rights, best known for co founding three NGOs in the field, serving as European Coordinator for the It Gets Better Project, and, as Coordinator of Porto Pride and co founder of VARIAÇÕES, leading Porto’s bid to host the European Pride Organizers Association Conference and securing Lisbon as host city for EuroPride 2025.

At The Epic Talent Society, Diogo brings his talk Prideful Identity: The Power of Being Yourself, addressing an issue celebrated globally yet still punishable by death in seven countries.

In an era where many still cannot fully express who they are at work, the question is what it costs individuals and organisations when identity has to be hidden, and how we recognise that the freedom to be oneself is fundamentally a human right.

As a speaker, Diogo lays bare the statistics and the human impact, shifting the discourse from sexuality to a call to dismantle prejudice and champion authenticity.

On the frontier of identity, Diogo challenges us to be not just allies but active participants in embracing the true self in every individual.