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My mom and I talk about her growing up in small town Florida as a gay kid during the 80s and 90s.

My coming out story.

Friends Sue Katz (73) and Bren Cole (36) share a conversation about their friendship, about how they first met, and about the differences of their experiences coming out and navigating their identities given their difference in age.

Ethan Maile (52) and his mother, Christina Maile (78), speak about what home and belonging means to them. They discuss their mixed race identities, their love for New York City, and the importance of community.

Part 1 of 2 (This interview contains strong language and brief descriptions of sexual acts.) From a young age, Randy Moulder was a victim of sexual abuse and exploitation by neighbors, family members, and his school principal. As a teen,...

Interview with my fiance at our favorite bar.

He gay

Coming out, LA gay life, and the summer of 69.

Coming out as a lesbian and being rejected by your family. Finding love.

Friends Moira Ross (25) and Emily Hanover (25) talk about high school, queerness, and leaving the Mormon Church.

Anne and Mary have been married 30 years. Their niece Siobhan and her wife Erin interview them about their journey coming out to themselves and their families and building their lives together.

Longtime friends, John (41) and Quinn (40), sit to talk about their time in the Peace Corps. How the Peace Corps changed them and the friendships and gifts they received from their time in service.

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

Jordan Schreiber (32) and her former teacher, mentor, and friend Casey Daughtery (50) sit down to discuss the evolution of their relationship, including the way that Casey has supported Jordan as a queer woman.

How a gay man who grew up in a conservative religious southern family stood up for who he is to his family at 56 and found happiness with his life partner and husband of over 20 years.

Bob Casanta (72) remembers his older brother, Jim, with his friend, Joey Francoeur-Kryzek (56).

Friends Noah Foster (24) and Tomme [No name given] (24) talk about their queer identities and their relationship.

Todd Dockerty (47) has a conversation with his mother Mary Dockerty (76) that reflects on his coming-out story in a Christian conservative family.

Austin Laufersweiler, 18, talks with school counselor, Maru Gonzalez, 26, about Austin’s advocacy work for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, questioning and queer youth in his high school. Austin was named the student advocate of the year for his work to...

Michelle Brenard, 62, tells facilitator Sarah Geis, 28, about the lesbian group she founded for women over 40 and her family.

Larry Wolfson, 55, is interviewed by his partner of 22 years, Dave Fong, 42, about his experience coming out as gay in San Francisco during the late 70’s.

Friends Quay Williams (23) and Sharonda Edwards (22) share a conversation about growing up and being Black and queer in the Mississippi Delta.

Lauren and Debbie talk about their civil union and marriage ceremonies.

One Small Step partners Nicholas Palisch (43) and Stephen Burdett (62) talk about their political views, major life moments, and their careers.

LGBTQ life in Florida