Kevin Leo Yabut Nadal is an author, activist, comedian,[2] and Distinguished Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and The Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

[14] He created and published the Racial and Ethnic Microaggressions Scale in the Journal of Counseling Psychology in 2011.

[26] Nadal has written or spoken about the need for Filipino Americans to address colorism within their families and communities,[27] the need for people to challenge homophobia and transphobia,[28] the experiences of invisibility and marginalization of Filipino Americans and other "brown Asians" in the general Asian American community,[citation needed] the racial microaggressions LGBTQ people of color experience in dating and sexual relationships,[29] the systemic colorblindness and marginalization of people of color in queer studies,[30] as well as anti-black racism.

[31] In 2007, Nadal gained attention with several media outlets when he started an online petition against ABC Studios for negative statements made about Philippine medical schools on the television show Desperate Housewives.

[34][35][36] Nadal was also very vocal about addressing racism and Islamophobia in response to the Pulse tragedy in Orlando.