Elisa Crespo
Born and raised in New York City, Elisa
Crespo is a transgender advocate and
the first executive director of the New
Pride Agenda, a statewide LGBTQ advocacy
group in New York.
Elisa took over at New Pride Agenda earlier
this year after mounting an historic campaign
for City Council in the Bronx. Elisa was the
first out transgender woman of color to be
on a ballot in New York State and would have
been the first out transgender lawmaker in
the state.
In an interview with Gay City News last year,
Elisa said she was motivated to run for City
Council because she wanted to address poverty
and unemployment in her local community,
saying that she “couldn’t sit idly by and not do
anything about it.”
Since joining NEW Pride Agenda, Elisa
Daniel DuGoff
Daniel DuGoff is a fashion designer
and founder of HOMOCO, a directto
consumer brand that produces
colorful swimwear and other apparel for queer
people and their friends.
DuGoff has led a successful professional
career in the fashion industry after graduating
from the College of Architecture at the Sam
Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at
Washington University in St. Louis. He worked
for designers Patrik Ervell and Marc Jacobs
before going on to launch a men’s wear brand
— DDUGOFF — prior to beginning HOMOCO.
In 2016 — the same year he started DDUGOFF
— Daniel joined the Council of Fashion
Designers of America’s (CFDA) Fashion
Incubator program, which is a business
development initiative for emerging American
designers.
has overseen the organization’s
advocacy efforts on issues such as
age-appropriate comprehensive
sexual education, the
decriminalization of sex work,
and legislation that would
require utility companies to
respect the names and pronouns
of its customers. Elisa has
also advocated for the need to
improve conditions for incarcerated
transgender individuals.
Previously, Elisa worked as the
education liaison for Bronx Borough
President Ruben Diaz, Jr. She also held
internships in the City Council and under
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie.
Elisa graduated from John Jay College of
Criminal Justice.
Driven by his love for print and
color, Daniel started HOMOCO in
2018 and sought to expand the
brand’s focus beyond designing
and selling clothing. HOMOCO
frequently collaborates with
LGBTQ artists and organizations,
including the Tom of Finland
Foundation, and the brand
utilizes a sustainable and ethical
supply chain featuring recycled
plastic for printed swim trunks and
Tencel for camp shirts.
The name HOMOCO reflects the queer angle
of the brand and stems from the name of
Daniel’s family’s gas stations in Washington
DC, known as Homes Oil Company — or
HOMOCO for short.
New Pride
Agenda
HOMOCO
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