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Partners Julianne Larsen (46) and Mar Nauta (52) discuss how they met, the obstacles they have faced as a couple, and some of the happy memories they have shared during their thirteen years together.

Melissa Palmer (44) speaks to Molly Palmer (44) about their relationship together and Molly's transition.

Heidi Seretan (33) talks with Christopher Abreu Rosario (32) about why she is passionate about working in education serving students living with disabilities. Heidi describes how she first started working with special education students and what she wishes people understood...

Friends and colleagues Vahisha Hasan (45) and Tamekia Greer (47) discuss creativity, sacred spaces, and the Memphis community.

Cherie Croney (48) interviews her friend Randle Wesley (62) about his experiences being homeless, growing up in Louisiana, moving to Springfield, Missouri, and his journey as a gay man.

Kathi Martin (55) and her friend Billie Ross (62) talk about how Kathi's relationship with her father influenced her going into ministry and what happened on the day that Kathi was ousted from her own church that she built.

Martha Bogner (27) talks with her friend, Nalin Lalwani (28), about her personal journey coming to the realization that she was trans. She talks about what it is like to live her life as a woman and what it was...

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.

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.

Friends Jenna Pope (25) and Shelby Hubbard (27) describe how they first met each other, remember writing an article about sexual assault on their college campus, and discuss how they reconnected afterwards.

Jamez Terry (34) describes his experience in the variety trans road show and how the show impacted various communities and how he became a chaplain.

Friends and colleagues Rosemary Ramroop (57) and Jean Anderson (67) discuss their long friendship, Rosemary's experiences with being HIV positive, and the work they've done together in women's health.

Susan Gore (70) and Brittany Baldwin (32) share where they grew up, the path of their professional lives, work on the library board, and first impressions of one another.

Carolyn Forno (47) talks with her wife, Renee D'Adamo (54), about their lives as a same-sex couple on St. Croix and the long, complicated process of starting a family and obtaining parental rights as a same-sex couple.

Don Millinger (66) and his husband, Gary Clinton (70), remember their first visit to Fire Island Pines, discuss learning about AIDS, and share memories of loved ones they lost throughout the epidemic. The pair also reflect on how Fire Island...

Twins, Judy Hale Young [no age given] and Jane Hale [no age given], sit down for a conversation about Judy's experience in the U.S. Navy, Jane's experience stepping into her non-binary gender identity, their passions for music and literature, and...

Suzie Endow (54) has a conversation with her partner Ellen Tanouye (64) about their relationship and coming out later in life. Suzie talks about first meeting Ellen who was her pastor. Both describe their long term friendship, being Japanese American,...

Allison "Alli" Patterson (17) interviews her mother, Rima Runtzel (39), about Rima's father who passed away from AIDS. Rima talks about memories of her father before his diagnosis, how his personality changed as the disease progressed, and memories from her...

Kendra Wilson-Clements (44), talks with fellow activist, Nicole McAfee (28), about the incarceration of indigenous peoples in the state of Oklahoma and specifically the intersections of historical trauma and women. Kendra also talks with the organization she found, Matriarch, which...

Friends Keisto Lucero (32) and Vince Pellegri (29) talk to each other about their upbringings and coming out as gay. They discuss challenges they have experienced in the past year, reflect on favorite memories together, and share how they can...

Bert Ward (66) and his son Adam Ward (34) reflect on Bert's life and love for customizing and improving things from sound systems to unicycles.

Jebbie Lavoie (53) talks with partner, Paula Sanchez (47), about growing up in Malaysia, how she came to live in the U.S., her passion for art, and love of the Getty.

Tim Havis (33) and his father David Havis (70) talk about when Tim came out as gay, reflecting on growth and openness in their family.

Jena Adams (57) talks with her friend Chris Jarvis (58) about how she transitioned from working in the fashion industry to public health and HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. Jena remembers those she lost to HIV/AIDS and addresses some of her...

Sarah O'Brien [no age given] and her mother, Beverly Badger [no age given], remember her father and his battle against HIV/AIDS when it was a stigmatized disease in the 1980s.