Born in Seattle, WA, DeAunte Damper has focused his work on bringing HIV awareness and LGBTQ-affirming education to marginalized communities throughout the City of Seattle. This started through his non-profit work at Pocaan as a Peer Navigator for the Department of Health.
In April 2019, Damper made History as the NAACP’S first LGBTQIA Chair, the first in 110 years of the organization. Damper, as well, started a support group for young men of color: Blacks Recovering Overcoming Trauma Health and Awareness (B.R.O.T.H.A.). Currently, Damper is the Community Organizer for VOCAL-WA, Project Manager for Council of Expert Advisors on Drug Use (CEADU), Vice President of Washington Therapy Fund, Project Manager for BUILD206, and the current Host of “We Live in Color” for Converge Media.