Keith is an extremely popular public speaker with a busy schedule of 25 to 30 speeches a year. To arrange a speaking engagement, contact one of the following:

Keith Boykin -- arranged directly through the speaker
American Program Bureau -- general lecture agency
Keppler Speakers -- major speaking bureau
Outwrite Talent -- LGBT lecture agency

COLLEGE CAMPUSES

He has spoken on dozens of college campuses, including Brown, Carleton, Dartmouth, Florida, George Mason, Harvard, Howard, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Middlebury, Minnesota State, North Carolina Central, Northwestern, Oberlin, Ohio State, Penn, Penn State, Princeton, Stanford, Swarthmore, Tufts, the University of California, Virginia, Vermont and Wisconsin.

LEGAL AUDIENCES

He has spoken to legal audiences, including Boston University Law School, Harvard Law School, Hastings Law School, Northwestern Law School, and the Lavender Law Conference.

BUSINESS & GOVERNMENT

Keith has also spoken to government audiences, including the U.S. State Department, the Peace Corps, and the Congressional Black Caucus. He has spoken at conferences, including the National Society of Black Engineers convention. He speaks frequently at February "Black History Month" events, June "gay pride" events, and December "World AIDS Day" events. And he has spoken to top business audiences, including the World Headquarters of the Ford Motor Company.

MARCHES & RALLIES

Keith spoke at a historic rally before the 1995 Million Man March. His most famous speech, I Speak Because: A Poem for the Millennium March, was delivered at the 2000 Millennium March.

SPEECH TOPICS

With a distinguished career that spans from Harvard Law School graduate to White House senior aide to American University professor, Keith speaks authoritatively on a broad range of issues. His topics include:

• Beyond The Down Low: Black and Gay in America
• The Five Key Rules of Coming Out
• Diversity Without Division: Building An Inclusive Campus Or Workplace
• Homothugs, Helmets and Hip Hop: Redefining Black Masculinity
• One More River to Cross: Are Gay Rights Civil Rights?
• Can I Get A Witness: Black and Gay in the Church