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Brian McNaught is a sexuality educator whose focus is lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues. He was named by The New York Times as “the godfather of gay diversity training” and is considered among the leading educators on this issue globally. He has worked with audiences in the U.S., U.K., Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, and Mumbai, as well as in thirty Fortune 500 companies, and in over 200 universities. He has written six books on gay issues, including On Being Gay, created seven educational DVDs, including Gay and Transgender Issues in the Workplace, and a web guide for corporate managers.
McNaught was born in Detroit, MI, in 1948. He attended Catholic schools for sixteen years and spoke to audiences about his experiences as a closeted gay Altar boy, patrol boy, Boy Scout and high school senior class president. His working premise in education on gay issues is that “ignorance is the parent of fear.” He has championed education as the only means of changing the corporate culture.
McNaught graduated from Brother Rice High School in Birmingham, MI in 1966, and with a degree in journalism from Marquette University in 1970. He was a conscientious objector to the war in Vietnam and served his alternative service at The Michigan Catholic.