Nationally recognized for work at the intersection of faith, identity, and justice.
I help people find language for the truths institutions avoid.
Zayn Silva is a speaker, preacher, and communications strategist working at the intersection of faith, identity, and justice.
As a transgender Latinx and Black man in ministry and public life, Zayn brings lived experience, spiritual depth, and strategic clarity to rooms navigating complex conversations in real time.
He has spoken at the United Nations, national conferences, and independent schools across the Northeast.
Four conversations I'm bringing to rooms.
Adaptable for keynotes, assemblies, sermons, and breakout sessions.
Every talk is designed to give audiences language, clarity, and the courage to engage conversations they were avoiding before.
Queer and Called: Reclaiming Faith in a World That Tried to Erase You
A powerful and deeply personal talk on reclaiming faith, identity, and belonging in spaces that were never built to hold you. This talk challenges assumptions, invites healing, and gives audiences language for conversations they've been avoiding.
You Belong Here: Identity, Courage, and Showing Up Fully
An empowering talk that meets students where they are, helping them build confidence, find language for who they are, and walk into the rest of their lives unafraid to take up space.
Beyond Diversity: Building Cultures of Belonging That Actually Work
An honest, practical talk for leadership teams ready to move past performative inclusion. This talk names the failure modes most organizations don't want to admit, and gives leaders the language and frameworks to build cultures where people actually stay.
When Your Child Comes Out: Faith, Fear, and Fierce Love
A compassionate, deeply honest conversation for parents and families navigating what it means to fully love a queer or transgender child. This talk creates space for fear, faith, grief, and growth, and sends parents home with real tools and a path forward.
Watch Zayn Speak
A live speaking example from a recent sermon and public message.
The rooms I'm built for.
Schools
Faith Communities
Conferences
Corporate / DEI
Available for keynotes, workshops, school assemblies, and faith-based speaking.
```Strategy that moves the metric.
Beyond the pulpit and the podium, I run digital strategy for mission-driven organizations: the audits, the channel plans, the editorial systems, and the campaigns that turn quiet institutions into ones people actually hear from. Here's what that looks like in numbers.
From rooms I've been in.
From students, parents, educators, and leaders.
Zayn ministered with a precision I don't see often enough.
The way Zayn speaks to children helps them understand themselves and the people around them, and it spoke to us as parents too. We were learning right alongside our kids.
Bring Zayn to your organization.
Tell me about your event, audience, and goals. I'll follow up with availability and next steps within 24 hours.
If you're building a space where truth matters, I'd love to be part of it.