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[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.

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...

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Steve Desroches (49) talks to Trevor Pittinger (37) about his role as the executive director of the Provincetown Business Guild and about the LGBTQ culture of Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Wives Sarah Siegel (58) and Patricia "Pat" Hewitt (73) reflect on their relationship over the years and give advice for other young lesbian couples.

Sisters Rachel Nederveld (40) and Allison Nederveld (42) discuss Allison's experiences "coming out" as gay in Louisiana.

We talked about Luke’s younger life and his experiences with coming out and discovering himself.

One Small Step conversation partners Patrick Tyrrell (19) and Weston Engram (21) discuss feeling misunderstood, assumptions people make about them, and their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.

One Small Step conversation partners Abigail "Isabel" Ordoñez (22) and Logan Cantrell (23) discuss differences between Wichita and where they grew up, their earliest memories of politics, and trying to understand the events of September 11, 2001 as people who...

One Small Step conversation partners Lilian "Lily" Fisher (20) and Rick Limon (55) discuss Black Lives Matter, gun rights, and their differing views on abortion.

One Small Step conversation partners Larry King (39) and Taylor Stevenson (33) discuss growing up "privileged" versus "dirt floor poor," the role of the U.S. military, and struggles with substance abuse and depression.