Southern Kiki Leaders Collective

Advancing community health and legal rights for BIPOC LGBTQIA2S+ and gender-expansive young people in the South through peer-led programs, legal empowerment, and advocacy.

Cultivating leadership and community health in the Southern kiki ballroom scene

The SKLC is a grassroots youth leadership pipeline designed to empower Black, LGBTQIA2S+, and gender-expansive youth across the Southern U.S. through culturally relevant sexual health advocacy, legal education, workforce development, and systems navigation. Founded by Princess Jauan Durbin-Louboutin, SKLC centers the kiki ballroom community.

Program goals:

  • Expand access to HIV & STI self-testing, PrEP/PEP navigation, and sexual health education.

  • Equip youth with legal literacy through workshops and clinics (e.g., name/gender marker changes, housing rights)

  • Create workforce development pipelines through job-readiness and peer-leadership fellowships.

  • Elevate and incentivize youth leadership in the ballroom community through advocacy and education on a local and regional level