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Cassie Gibson (28) speaks with new acquaintance and conversation partner Kevin Alarcon (25) about their music career and their move from their hometown in Binghamton, New York to Decatur, Georgia.

Colleagues Briiz Jean-Baptise Vicioso (19) and Ru Hensley (24) talk about their experiences growing up as young queer people, how their understanding of gender and sexuality has changed over time, and the hopes they have for the work they do...

Saul-Yuan Calvillo (25) and their colleague and friend, Vei Darling (24), talk about life and communities in New York, queerness, and the city's influence on identity.

Spouses, Jeanne Wiebenga (76) and Jane Stirniman (90), speak about how they met and their relationship to the Chautauqua Institution.

Husbands, Geoffrey Parks (51) and David Pettyjohn (50), share their love story.

Friends Nik Rye (32) and Emily Janssen (24) talk about moving in together, astrology, and what they've discovered once they stopped restraining themselves.

Gedalia Braverman (56) and Elizabeth Schaffer (53) talk about the first few years of the organization API Equality. They talk about being in San Francisco during the 1990s and their work during the AIDS crisis. They also talk about cultural...

Buron "Buff" Buffkin (70) and his friend Joelene "Jo" Wentz (72) talk about how their paths crossed at Food Outreach, an organization providing meals to those living with HIV or cancer. They also describe living through the peak of the...

One Small Step conversation partners Julia Torres Barden (61) and Shelli Fowler (62) discuss formative moments in their political identities, the precarious nature of the current political moment, and what constitutes an effective strategy for social change.

Victoria "Vicky" Swerdloff (54) shares a conversation with her daughter Alex Swerdloff (22) about life after college, memories of growing up, experiences in Boise, Idaho, perspectives, and their relationship.

Cole Johnston (26) and his "bestie" Owen MacDonnell (25) talk about the origins of their friendship at Cornell University, their participation in the Intergroup Dialogue Project, and how their similar communication styles have made their friendship so strong.