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Learn about our exciting giveaway for Coming Out Day, featuring over $200 in prizes from six LGBTQ-owned businesses we’ve had the pleasure of profiling.
Category: Gay/Lesbian
Below are all of our profiles featuring interviews with gay/lesbian people in chronological order. These fascinating gay and lesbian men and women share their stories, along with the joys and challenges they’ve experienced throughout their journeys.
Liz Baxter: On Creating Visibility and Representation as a Femme Lesbian
Once she came out as gay, Liz Baxter learned there are pros and cons to being a femme lesbian. People don’t assume you’re gay, but they also don’t always believe you. This is her story of learning to navigate the world as a lesbian and working to be visible.
Cole Crum: On Revolutionizing the Expression of Pride and Creating a New LGBTQ Sizing System with GayTX
Growing up in a devout Catholic family, Cole struggled to come to terms with her lesbian identity. But she now runs GAYTX, a company working to empower the community with pride and introduce a new LGBTQ sizing system.
Rachel Smith: On Creating Pride Socks to Help Everyone Cultivate Pride
Rachel grew up in a large family on a tight budget, and socks were hard to come by. When she wanted a way to supplement her teaching income, she started Pride Socks to empower anyone — but especially the LGBTQ+ community — to cultivate a sense of pride.
Rev. Dr. William H. Knight: On Being an Openly Gay Pastor and Spreading a Message of Love
As a gay man who spent most of his career in show business, Rev. Dr. Knight didn’t think being a minister was in the cards. But he eventually took the leap, and the openly gay pastor now leads an extraordinarily LGBTQ-friendly church in San Antonio.
Michelle Solorzano Daly and Kelly West: On Creating a Community for LGBTQ Women and a Business Together
When Michelle and Kelly each moved to Austin to start over, they didn’t know other gay women. They met and decided to start hosting events to build a community for LGBTQ women, and the newly-engaged couple is now hosting Austin Pride’s official women’s events.
Ben and Matt Tanzer: On Traveling the World for a Year as a Gay Couple
Gay couple Ben and Matt have embarked on a year-long trip around the world together. They’re documenting their journey to provide advice and resources to other LGBTQ travelers, and they have hopes of creating gay-friendly travel guides in the future. This is their story.
Omid Razavi: On Creating a Book to Help With the Coming Out Process
Growing up in an Iranian family, Omid was terrified to come out as gay, so he stayed in the closet until his late twenties. He’s now creating a pop-up book to make the coming out process easier for others and provide the resource he wishes he’d had when he was younger.
Photo Essay: Highlights from Capital Pride in Washington, DC
A collection of my favorite photos I took at Washington, DC Pride in June 2018. Enjoy photos of the colorful floats, costumes, and signs from Capital Pride’s parade and festival.
Scott J.: On Being a Gay Dad and Having Twins Through Surrogacy
This is the story of a gay dad who wanted to start a family with his husband and was willing to go to great lengths to achieve it. Here’s how the couple brought their twins into the world via IVF and surrogacy, and why being parents has been so rewarding for them.