Ahead of Thursday's live chat on sexuality and development, we asked our Twitter followers to recommend the individuals in their feeds who are shaping policy and practice. The development community has in the past stood accused of not always giving sexuality the prominence it deserves but here are 10 professionals who buck the trend.

Have we missed one of your favourites? Add your suggestion in the comments thread below.

@KashaJacqueline

Kasha is a Ugandan human rights activist based in Kampala with a particular focus on gender and LGBT rights.

@DenisNzioka

Denis is researcher, consultant and journalist working on LGBT issues in Nairobi, Kenya.

@StephenWood_UK

Stephen is a researcher on the sexuality and development programme at the Institute of Development Studies (@IDS_UK), based in Brighton, UK.

@DrPetra

Petra is a social psychologist and senior lecturer in international health research at UCL in London. Her research interests include sex, relationships, pregnancy and parenthood.

@PamojaUK

Pamoja is a communications organisation working on health, gender, sexuality and social impact based in the UK.

@ChiChiUndie

Chi Chi is an associate at The Population Council (@Pop_Council) based in Nairobi, Kenya and focuses on reproductive health.

@AdwoaBrowngueu

Adwoa is based in Beirut, Lebanon and has an interest in forced migration, identity and gender. Our community flagged up her interesting work with LGBT Syrian refugees, for French NGO Premiere Urgence - Aide Medicale Internationale.

@scottlong1980

Former director of LGBT rights programme at Human Rights Watch (@hrw), Scott is an activist and consultant. He tweets about human rights and sexuality.

@RHMJournal

Reproductive Health Matters is an international journal discussing sexual and reproductive rights and health based in London, UK.

@MicroRainbow

Micro Rainbow is a social enterprise addressing the relationship between sexuality, poverty and social exclusion across the globe.

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