San Diego City Commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez has been a national gay Latino activist for over 40 years. She is the only activist that has served on the national boards of ALL the March on Washington for GLBT rights, including being the National Co-Chair of the Millennium March on Washington. City Commissioner Ramirez has served the last five mayors of San Diego, and was elected the chair of the first mayor's GLBT Advisory Board, and the first GLBT Advisory Board to the chief of police. City Commissioner Ramirez was elected chair of the San Diego Human Relations Commission for an unprecedented fourth term, and the first openly gay man elected as chair. The Human Relations Commission comprises leaders from the religious, people of color and Native American communities appointed by the Mayor and the city Council. Nicole is a past state chair of Equality California, and currently sits on the Board of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF). Nicole was also elected national co-chair of the 25th Anniversary Celebration of Stonewall and the International March on the United Nations (Stonewall 25). Nicole is a past national chair of Llego, the national Latino organization in Washington DC, and is a past national board member of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). Nicole Murray Ramirez has been a keynote speaker at three regional Black/Brown Summits, bringing together GLBT African American and Latino activists from throughout the nation.

Nicole Murray Ramirez is the reigning "Queen Mother" of the Americas, the titular leader of the International Court System of the United States, Canada and Mexico, with over 68 chapters within these three nations. This philanthropic organization was founded in 1961.

Nicole Murray Ramirez was a leading activist against Anita Bryant's "Save the Children" campaign and the Briggs Initiative. Nicole was a god friend of Harvey Milk and is in fact a character in the play "Dear Harvey". Nicole was a pre-operative transsexual for five years, and now considers herself a gay man who at times does drag. City Commissioner Ramirez founded numerous AIDS organizations and was honored at the French Embassy in Washington DC for his leadership work on AIDS/HIV, and was appointed by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to the Regional Task Force on AIDS, and has also served as a County Deputy Marriage Commissioner and had the honor of marrying many gay couple in California.

During his long leadership/activist career, Nicole Murray Ramirez has met and worked with Presidents, Governors, Senators, etc. and has been honored by many public officials including being named an "Honorary Texan" by the late Governor Ann Richards. Nicole has received the "key to the city" of San Diego, Portland OR, and Surrey BC in Canada. Among the countless honors and awards received were the Cesar Chavez Humanitarian Award presented by Chavez's widow, Helen Chavez; a Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Latino Unity Coalition; and the 1986 Harvey Milk Award in Los Angeles.

Nicole Murray Ramirez founded the Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast in San Diego County, which inaugural event drew over 90 attendees. Nicole Murray Ramirez is an award-winning writer and popular weekly columnist "Conversations with Nicole" for over 35 years. You can contact Her Majesty at nicolemrsd@aol.com.