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Michelle and Cathy discuss lesbian visibility and activism.

[Recorded: Tuesday, March 19th, 2024] Al Pola, a 64-year-old from Charlottesville, VA, and Kamell Minor, a 20-year-old from St. Louis, MI, shared their personal experiences with in-group identity and acceptance, emphasizing the need for empathy and open-mindedness in creating inclusivity....

Steve Desroches (49) talks to Jonathan Joseph Peters (44) about his work in fashion design, appearing on "Project Runway", and his nascent career as a drag queen, Vivienne Fontaine.

Michelle (46) and Vicky (68) discuss lesbian visibility from Womencrafts in Provincetown, MA.

[Recorded: Tuesday, March 19th, 2024] UVA students Jane Motta (22) from Fredericksburg, VA and Raya Jabboure (21) from McLean, VA recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course (Lead from Anywhere). We discussed how our parents and...

Michelle Axelson (46) and Pat Medina (68) discuss lesbian visibility and coming out in New York as well as life in Provincetown, MA

Asher Pearce, 17, and Anna Prillaman, 42. Asher is a student at Trinity Episcopal School in Richmond VA and Anna is the Athletic Director there. We discussed a wide array of topics…starting off pretty surfacey…but really honed in on some...

One Small Step partners [No Name Given] [No Name Given] (18) and Kelsey Terra (32) have a conversation about their struggles with learning disabilities, their goals, and hobbies.

Fiancés Erin Splaine (63) and Michelle Axelson (46) discuss lesbian visibility from their home in Provincetown, MA.

One Small Step conversation partners Patrick Tyrrell (20) and Charlotte Hammond (18) find many commonalities and differences in their life experiences, general attitudes towards life and dreams of the future. They discuss religion, their parents, abortion and sex ed, and...

[Recorded: Thursday, February 29, 2024] UVA students Nancy (20) from the Fairfax, Virginia area and Cameron (20) from the Richmond, Virginia area recorded a One Small Step conversation as a part of their course "Democracy and Public Service." They talked...

Health Belifes Ethiopia vs. US

Michelle Axelson (46) and Tracy Stieber (55) discuss Lesbian Visibility Week in Provincetown 2024. What is means to be visible and how that changes over time and place is discussed as well as hopes for the future.

One Small Step conversation partners Heather Lockerman (48) and Eric Kaufman (46) discuss the intersection between U.S. politics and religion, why interaction with people different than you matters, and navigating when your children's views differ from your own.

One Small Step conversation partners Samantha Migliore (24) and John Murray (34) discuss how religion influences coming out as gay, when they became interested in politics, and what they wish their "own side" would stop doing.

Steve Desroches (49) talks to Marc Guerrette (57) about life in Provincetown, Massachusetts and his involvement with the theatrical troupe the Gold Dust Orphans.

Gene Dole [no age given] speaks with his friend Sara Jordan [no age given] about his work as a paleoanthropologist, joining an expedition to Ethiopia, and how the experience taught him lessons he continued to use throughout his management career...

Steve Desroches (49) talks to Jimmy Lee Curits (61) about his life in Provincetown as an artist, beloved nightlife doyenne and a bon vivant.

This interview goes over the different aspects that goes into healthcare in terms of socioeconomic status and access to health insurance specifically focusing on the aging population. Alana gives much insight about the importance of education for underserved populations in...

One Small Step conversation partners Donna Slaughter (72) and Ellen Rennels (73) have a conversation about education and how to talk to people of differing beliefs.

One Small Step conversation partners Amy Greene (64) and Alex Duda (37) discuss hopes for their children, why they don't like labels, and why people love to feel outraged.

Mary Absolon, R.N., M.S.N. Visionary Nurse Leader and Mentor Dedicated health policy registered nurse executive with accomplishment advancing quality and equity for Minnesotans through excellence in regulatory systems  Established Mary Absolon Health Policy Research for Nursing Endowed Fund, St....

Steve Desroches (49) talks to Larry Collins (78) about his life as an artist as well as his time serving in the Vietnam War.

One Small Step conversation partners Tyler Sierra (27) & Shay Baranowski (54) reflect upon their childhoods, how their political views have changed over time and their hopes for their community.

Mark, a 32-year-old freelance artist, musician, and actor living in Santa Fe, New Mexico, talks about being named after a friend of his parents who died of AIDS, and his experience supporting friends with HIV, dating, and as an activist.