Geo Neptune, a Passamaquoddy artist, educator and Indian Township school board member, was named this week to the Out 100, a prestigious list released each year by Out magazine of the 100 most influential and inspirational LGBTQ leaders in the country.
Neptune, 33, who is non-binary and two-spirit, is a nationally acclaimed master basket maker, who learned their art from their grandmother, renowned artist Molly Neptune Parker. Last year, they became the first trans person to be elected to public office in Maine, when they were elected to the Indian Township school board.