Andy Birkey is a journalist and LGBT community advocate. His writing about LGBT issues has been honored by the Sex Positive Journalism Awards and the Online News Association. In 2008, Andy was selected by DIVA MN to be honored as one of their Club Kids, one of "ten twenty to thirty-something activists making positive impacts in the community."

He's written for Vita.mn, the Advocate, the Twin Cities Daily Planet and Reproductive Health Reality Check. He's currently a reporter for the Minnesota Independent. He been employed by or served on boards for Queer Student Cultural Center at the University of Minnesota, Minnesota AIDS Project, PrideAlive, Rainbow Health Initiative, Boynton Health Services' Queer Health Advocates, and Minnesota GLBT Soccer.

During Minnesota's brief summers he enjoys fishing, storm chasing and playing the world's most popular sport: soccer.