Kylar Broadus is the first trans person to testify before the U.S. Senate when he spoke in support of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. In 2019, he was awarded the Trans Trailblazer Award by the LGBT Bar Association of Los Angeles. In 2012, he became the first Black transgender delegate to the Democratic National Convention. Broadus is the founder and director of the Trans People of Color Coalition –the only national organization that is dedicated to the rights of transgender people of color. Broadus also serves on the National Black Justice Coalition, serving on the board for three years.