Linda Riley began her career in publishing over 20 years ago as joint publisher of both g3 and Out in the City magazine. She founded initiatives such as Lesbian Visibility Week, DIVA Awards, Pride Powerlist, Rainbow Honours, Global Diversity List as well as the British Diversity Awards and European Diversity Awards. A former Board Director of GLAAD, she is currently a Patron of Diversity Role Models and a House of Stonewall Golden Champion for Stonewall Housing in the United Kingdom. Linda also won Trans Ally of the Year at the Trans in the City awards in 2021