Charlie is authentic, kind, clear, and easy to understand. As someone who strives to be an ally for the LGBTQ+ community, I really appreciated Charlie's practical feedback and advisement on how to support members of the community. They also provided valuable insight on what not to do and how to recover when mistakenly misgendering someone. Charlie's passion on creating inclusion and a sense of real belonging coupled with sharing their lived experiences were valuable to me and our entire organization. This was the 2nd time we had Charlie speak to our organization and they have been highly rated by our team each time. Definitely would recommend Charlie to any organization looking to get a deeper understanding of the LGBTQ+ community and how to take action to support and uplift this underrepresented group.

Charlie Ocean provides consistent, reliable, relatable and innovative content that I am proud to help bring to the library. The community response has been overwhelmingly positive and impactful. I seek out opportunities to hire Charlie again and again.

When you hire Charlie, you can expect that the program structure will prioritize accessibility to the greatest extent possible by all people regardless of their age, size, ability or disability. The presenter has considered the diverse needs and abilities of our community when planning any events, whether virtual or in person.

I cannot highly enough recommend them as a speaker and educator.

They have advised my leadership students on how to advocate for gender-neutral/inclusive restrooms on campus, shared their personal growing-up and coming-out stories, as well as life after high school tales with my Gender & Sexuality Alliance Students.

I have worked with Charlie Ocean for many years as part of the PFLAG Speakers Bureau panels where we would present to schools, businesses, non-profits, and universities.

Charlie is a knowledgeable and engaging presenter and educator who speaks from the heart with poise, humor, and sincerity.

Over the course of several years, Charlie Ocean has been an invaluable resource person for our organization, More Than Sex-Ed. We have relied on them to review our infographic content as it relates to LGBTQIA+ issues and identities, because we know that our cultural understanding of human sexuality is always evolving, and Charlie helped us keep up with new concepts and changing vocabulary.

I loved working with Charlie! They have a great eye for detail, sense of curiosity, careful analysis skills, and clear communication. We have incorporated so many of their recommendations to help our website reflect our LGBTQ+ values and our priorities around gender equity. We hope to work with them again in the future.