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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.

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.

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...

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.

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,...

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,...

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.

Naomi Love (27) interviews Ennio Garcia-Miera [no age given] about his identity and experience as a Latino, his New Mexican roots, and his 1519 project, which reflects on when Hernán Cortés came to North America.

Michael Chad St. John (28) and Andrew Freemire (68) talk about their relationship as artists and their collaborative art practice.

Spouses Marisa Pavan (41) and Terrah Pavan (35) share a conversation about the legal process of amending their daughter's birth certificate after the 2015 Supreme Court ruling in favor of same-sex marriage.

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

Sylvie Lubow (30) interviews veteran Caroline L'huillier (52) about her challenging experiences as a trans person in the military and how her identity has impacted her relationships with friends and family.

Mother Monica Foderingham (60) interviews her daughter Jordan Brown (22) about her college experiences at Georgetown University, her challenges while studying there, and her recent graduation and plans for the future.

Friends Teresa B. Nguyen (37) and Syed "Tanveer" Rahman (40) discuss their love lives and what they appreciate about one another as friends.

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...

Charity Scott (65) speaks with her daughter, Constance Shreckengost (33), about her relationship with her own parents, herself as a mother, and her perspective on bioethics as a law professor, friend, and current cancer patient.