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Spouses Marie Santiago (31) and Danny Santiago (33) sit down for a conversation about the highs and lows of the years that they have spent together and offer some of the wisdom that they have gained along the way.

Friends Veronica Carbajal (46) and Carlos Menchaca (42) share their experiences of El Paso and reflect on what working toward justice for their community looks like for them.

Sharon Gonsalves (61) shares a conversation with her mother, Estelle Gonsalves (86), about coming out, being accepted, and walking the NYC Pride Parade together.

Theresa Taken (72) talks with her daughter Emily Taken-Vertz (28) about growing up in rural Iowa, being adventurous, going to college, traveling the world, and becoming a lawyer after being a social worker in the South Bronx.

Best friends, Shadi Nadri (27) and Theo Morgan (22), share a conversation about mental health, body image, travel, hobbies, clothing, death, self-love, and friendship.

One Small Step conversation partners Julia Torres Barden (61) and Shelli Fowler (62) discuss formative moments in their political identities, the precarious nature of the current political moment, and what constitutes an effective strategy for social change.

Maria "Terry" Dominquez (57) speaks with her nephew Phillip Casanova (28) about her career as a rescue medical firefighter, the deployment during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and her reflections almost 20 years later.

Eric Sawyer (67) interviews his friend Hernando Cortez (56) about his experience on Fire Island during the HIV/AIDS pandemic, his activism with Dancers Responding to AIDS, and how he would like to be remembered.

Zazil-xa Davis-Vazquez (27) speaks to their aunt Sandra Ortega (43) about moving, relationships, and being close to family.

Husband and wife Arnaldo "13" Salinas (62) and Liz Velez-Salinas (48) talk about their marriage, their upbringings, and the values that they have instilled in their children. Together, they reflect on how Liz's terminal cancer diagnosis has impacted their approach...

Friends Bella Gonzalez (25) and Zazil Davis-Vazquez (27) talk about their time in Bristol New Hampshire and exchange family stories having grown up in a Latinx household.

Zoraida (33) and Grace (33) talk about their friendship, their artistry, their immigrant families and Zoraida's pregnancy.

Anthony (33) talks to Patricia (67) about his upbringing, struggling in college, joining the Military and his career in the Army.

Justin Blake (50) interviews his friend Susan Morabito [no age given] about her experience as a DJ on Fire Island during the late 1980s and 1990s. Susan talks about how her music and the dance crowd at Fire Island has...

Nathan "Nate" Pinsley (36) interviews his friend Patricia "Patty" Rosado (66) about her time on Fire Island during the AIDS epidemic.

Justin Blake (50) interviews his friend Robert "Rob" Levy (62) about how he learned about AIDS, his time on Fire Island, and how the AIDS epidemic changed his life and the community on Fire Island.

Kerica Williams (47) and her son Ronald Wagner (21) share a conversation about travel, their aspirations for the future, and their relationship.

Anna Paloma Williams (32) asks her mother, Luz Kenyon (58), about what life was like for her as she immigrated to the United States from Mexico and raised her children in a new country. They also discuss the female role...

Luis (39) talks to his cousin Belkys (46) about growing up together in a Cuban-American family in Miami and how they have kept a very close relationship.

Mario Núñez (63) shares a conversation with his mother, Carmen Núñez (91), and father, Philip Núñez (93), about their memories of New York City, how they first met, their marriage, their family, music, baseball, Tampa, Florida.

Colleagues Briiz Jean-Baptise Vicioso (19) and Ru Hensley (24) talk about their experiences growing up as young queer people, how their understanding of gender and sexuality has changed over time, and the hopes they have for the work they do...

One Small Step participants Sarah "Sally" Jaskowiak (52) and Brady Montas (42) talk about how their political views were formed, whether the 2016 US Presidential Election changed their views of politics, and how living in New York City affected each...