Cynthia Fortlage, CEO of The FORTLAGE Collective, advances LGBTQ+ inclusion by advising organizations that shape community and healthcare experiences. As a Board Advisor to OutBritain, she strengthens economic opportunities for LGBTQ+-owned businesses. At Pride.ly, she ensures trans+ perspectives are integral to health technology development. Cynthia also contributes to The Voice, centering senior LGBTQ+ experiences, and serves as the sole trans representative on an NHS menopause study advisory group, promoting inclusive research. In 2026, she delivered Acceptance without Understanding™ sessions to 270 Police Now recruits, fostering responsible engagement across identity and difference. Recognized multiple times for her leadership, including on the DIVA Power List and LGBT Great’s Women of Impact, Cynthia combines visibility with advocacy, mentoring, and authorship to influence leadership and inclusion globally. Her work emphasizes meaningful representation that informs systems affecting LGBTQ+ lives, with a goal to teach one billion people about acceptance by 2050.
