Eric Paul Leue is the executive director of Free Speech Coalition. He is a longtime HIV/LGBTQQI activist, HIV commissioner for Los Angeles County, and a staunch advocate for progressive and science-based approaches to sex, sexual health, sexual wellness and equal rights.

Leue has extensive experience in both nonprofit and for-profit arenas. He has managed sales, budgets and fundraising for multinational corporations, nonprofit organizations and his own successful businesses. He has been named one of the “Top HIV Advocates of 2015” by HIV Plus magazine, one of the Advocate’s “40 Under 40” that same year, has been recognized by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti for his “Untiring Advocacy” and “Exemplary Service,” and was awarded the prestigious “Rainbow Key Award” by the City of West Hollywood.