Julio Roman

Julio Roman

CEO/Founder The OUT Agency,

At the age of sixteen, Safe Space Expert, Author, and LGBTQIA+ Rights Advocate, Julio C. Roman, accepted his calling in LGBTQIA+ activism.

Julio has dedicated over twenty-two years to creating LGBTQIA+ safe spaces and advancing the health equality and social justice initiatives of LGBTQIA + communities affected by HIV/AIDS and its related health, social, and economic disparities. Julio is a founding member and co-founder of two LGBTQIA+ centers in the city of Newark.

He serves on the Board at ARK of Freedom Alliance, a national anti-human trafficking organization, and proudly serves as an LGBTQIA+ Commissioner for Newark, New Jersey.