About Malik

Malik Brown is an LGBTQ advocate and political strategist, a first-generation American, and a lifelong Atlantan. He has been featured in prestigious outlets like "CNN", "NBC News", and "The Hill". His writing has been featured in national publications like "Cosmopolitan", "them.", and "Out Magazine."

Appointed as the City of Atlanta's Director of LGBTQ Affairs by Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Brown is the first full-time official in the Southeastern United States to focus on better connecting the LGBTQ community with municipal government. In this role, he advises Mayor Andre Dickens on policies, programs, and initiatives affecting the LGBTQ community. Brown is a founding member of the Mayor’s Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, and serves as a member of the Senior Leadership Team. Additionally, Brown is one of the Administration’s key advisors on human rights.

During the 2020 Presidential Race, Malik was appointed to the Biden campaign's Out for Biden LGBTQ+ Leadership Council, a national advisory coalition of LGBTQ+ leaders committed to electing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. During the 2021 Georgia runoff election, Brown was recruited by the historic U.S. Senate campaign of Reverend Raphael Warnock to serve as the Special Advisor on LGBTQ+ Engagement. In this role, Brown helped the campaign reach, mobilize, and energize LGBTQ+ Georgia voters.

A proud Executive Committee member of the Human Rights Campaign's National Board of Governors, and the Democratic National Committee's LGBTQ Advisory Board, Brown brings a unique combination of political experience, LGBTQ advocacy, and HIV/AIDS education and prevention to his work. Additionally, Brown is a member of the LEAD Atlanta Class of 2022.

Affiliations 

Director of LGBTQ Affairs, City of Atlanta

Executive Committee Member, National Board of Governors, Human Rights Campaign 

Former Special Advisor on LGBTQ+ Engagement, Reverend Raphael Warnock for U.S. Senate 

LGBTQ Advisory Board, Democratic National Committee 

Class of 2022, LEAD Atlanta 

Former Member, Out for Biden LGBTQ+ Leadership Council

Inauguration Planning Committee Member

• Mayor ​Andre Dickens (2022)
• Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (2018)

2019 Atlanta Cohort, New Leaders Council ​

Former Steering Committee Member, Smart City Expo Atlanta (2019)

Board of Directors, Out Georgia Business Alliance
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Advisory Board of Directors, Out Front Theatre Company 

Accolades

The Advocate Magazine 
2021 Champions of Pride 

Atlanta City Council
LGBTQ Atlanta "Game Changers" (Proclamation), 2019

Human Rights Campaign 
National Community Events Program of the Year:
2020, 2019, 2017, 2016

National Membership Outreach Leader of the Year, 2018
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National Rookie of the Year, 2015

Atlanta Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
2019 Rising Star 
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​Jezebel Magazine 
20 Most Eligible Atlantans (2021)

Peach Atlanta Magazine
Community Hero, 2018

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