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Carla Lantz (49) sits down for a conversation with her wife, Dena Lantz (49), about their deep love and admiration for each other and the challenges they've weathered together.

Friends Karin Korb (53) and Hope Lewellen (53) discuss their friendship, their adventures as teammates, and their Paralympic careers.

Friends and roommates Rachel Joy Bowman (75) and Sherry Lynn Donegan (48) talk about their experiences knowing they were trans and then deciding later in life to transition. Together, they talk about their activism for the local trans and LGBTQ...

Laura Laing (53) and her wife, Gina Foringer (52), discuss Gina's experiences serving in the Army, including surviving a landmine detonation and witnessing the Black Hawk Down incident.

High school friends Robert "Bob" Linscott (56) and Christopher "Chris" Zitnay (56) reconnect and share a conversation on what it was like to be gay in a small town and feel comfortable enough in themselves to come out when it...

Sisters Eva Morales (42) and Kimberly Colon (34) discuss the sexual abuse Kimberly faced at the hands of their stepfather as a preteen. They talk about the effect it has had on their lives, and what they would want other...

Lacey Daley (33) and Joel Wayne (39) talk about their friendship and the podcast they make together.

Amy Alcenius-Hoisington (29) and wife, Sarah Alcenius-Hoisington (28), describe meeting at summer camp, developing a romantic relationship, and getting married 10 years later.

Daniel Benavidez (46) interviews his daughter, Zoe Benavidez (10) about what it is like for her to grow up as a mixed-race child and her views on her identity.

Sarah Beth (32) asked Steven (50) about how he was indoctrinated into the leather community, his Motorcycle club and leather club, and how his met his partner Steph. They talk about the devastation that AIDS had in the leather community...

Spouses Albert J. Legault (47) and Jason D. Curtis (44) talk about their relationship, being gay in the military, and AJ’s career in the National Park Service as a gay man.

Spouses Jill Lippard (34) and Katie Hendrickson (34) discuss their relationship and how they came to terms with their sexuality from a Christian upbringing. They also reflect on their lives since coming out.

Laura Rena Murray (31) tells StoryCorps volunteer Laura Mullins (57) about the cross-country motorcycle journey she's currently on, about her previous work in public health, about the stories she's researched and written that mean the most to her, and about...

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.

Carole Jean Rodemeyer (65) tells daughter, Sylvia Rodemeyer (30), about growing up in Wisconsin, getting in trouble with her siblings, and her ability to use her play. The reflect on how CR's playful side has helped create a strong bond...

Susan Keene (54) interviews Paulette de Coriolis (68) about her life as a transgender woman and a mental health therapist. They discuss how each of those identities supports and informs the other.

Zayn Anthony (34) and his friend Zoyer Zyndel (33) talk about Zayn's experience being a drag king and how Zayn decided to transition. The friends talk about the trans community and how Zayn's trans and drag identities intersect and overlap.

Friends Noel Nelson (28) and Cameo Willett (27) discuss their friendship, mental health, and growing up queer in the LDS community.

Donna L. Torrisi (67), reflects with her colleague, Andrea Edwards (41), on her involvement with the nurse practitioner-run health clinic for which they both work, the importance of the birth center that will open soon as part of their clinic,...

One Small Step participants, Madison "Murphy" Barney (27) and Nyleen Lenk (48), talk about growing up in red states, Murphy's Native American identity, and COVID.

Partners Ashley Cornelius (32) and Chris Beasley (39) come together to talk about their grassroots organization, Poetry 719, the only Black-led poetry organization in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They reflect on the importance of creating space for BIPOC and their experiences,...

Significant others Alaska Woods (20) and Ashton Haslam (21) discuss how their disabilities impact their experiences in queer spaces. They emphasize the need to better accommodate intersectional identities in queer spaces and reflect upon how, particularly following the COVID-19 pandemic,...

One Small Step conversation partners Maxxx Dennis (48) and Stephen Davies (54) discuss concerns about loss of fellowship in the world, Fredericksburg moving forward as a community, and the complexities of coming out.

Herb Sosa (52) interviews his friend, Aryah Lester (37) about her move to Miami, her gender identity, and starting the first transgender organization in the Miami- Dade area.

Friends Kevin Koerner (61) and Ed Crane (64) remember their experiences living through the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and compare it to their experiences living through COVID-19. They discuss their passions and interests, and look towards the future.