Speaking Opportunities

Kevin Naff is an author and award-winning journalist who has edited the Washington Blade for 20 years. 

He is an experienced public speaker, delivering major addresses at the Pentagon’s Fort Meade on the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and twice serving as keynote speaker at the Small Business Administration’s Pride celebration. In addition, he toured college campuses with a speech in 2016, including stops at Penn State University, UCLA, and Loyola University.  

He has represented the Blade in many media appearances over the years, including on NPR, CNN, and Fox News, among others. He served as a regular substitute host of an LGBTQ-themed radio show on XM-Sirius Satellite Radio. 

Topics

Kevin Naff is an expert on LGBTQ issues and can speak on an array of related topics, including:

• Politics, including assessments of our allies and opponents

• The fight for marriage equality 

• The repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

• Hate crimes (Naff covered the Pulse massacre in Orlando)

• Pop culture 

• Religion

• Sports, and more.

To arrange media interviews, please contact Joe Marich at Marich Media: JoeMarich237@MarichMedia.com

To book Kevin Naff for speaking engagements, email him at knaff@washblade.com