Sonny Oram is a storyteller, cultural innovator, branding strategist, musician, artist, and activist living in the Boston area.

In 2011 at age 22, Sonny launched Qwear, a queer fashion incubator recognized by the The New York Times, WBUR, Mashable, Curve Magazine, and The Advocate as a global movement providing free social transition tools to the public. In 2025, Sonny wrote the forward to Queer and Trans Fashion Brands: Resistance and Revolution in the 21st Century (Bloomsbury Academic). Qwear’s award-winning #ThisIsWhatAsexualLooksLike movement with activist Yasmin Benoit, sparked a global conversation about asexuality. Qwear also championed BIPOC, femme, and plus-size androgynous fashion, expanding representation in ways the industry had never seen before, and bringing more diversity to google search terms.

As the Communications Officer At MIT’s Edgerton Center, Sonny pioneered a data-driven approach to branding and engagement that increased social media shares by 600% and doubled donations in the 24 hour challenge. His interview with MIT President Sally Kornbluth was featured on NBC Boston. His photographs were featured in MIT News, Spectrum Magazine, MIT Technology Review, and NBC Boston.

As a graphic designer, Sonny has exhibited work in a solo exhibition at MIT’s Rotch Library (Intersections, 2018). He has performed his original poems at GBH and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. As a painter, he merges bold colors and textures with words, crafting visual narratives that explore identity and movement.