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Meet Brian Alston-Carter. You’ll want to remember his name
Despite death threats and backlash, the Sumter, South Carolina, school board member is “igniting a flame for change” in rural America.
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Meet 5 queer trailblazers making visibility matter in small-town America
Everyday folks from across the country reveal why they choose to live in small towns and the triumphs and challenges they face along the way.
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Traveling nurse Logan Lee is teaching President Biden what it’s like to be out in rural America
The author of “Small Town Gay” shares his love of all things rural and how change comes to small towns across the country.
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Col & Ari, a non-binary lesbian couple, began a small online community using their homes & cameras
Even now, with so much LGBTQ representation on the big and small screens, certain types of queer people still go unseen. That’s why Col Connelly and Ari Garcia have spent their last few years documenting their lives together on social media.
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Madison Werner uses makeup & fashion to make the world more beautiful for trans youth
After growing up with no trans models to look up to, Madison Werner is showing a new generation of trans and gender non-conforming youth how to embrace their own individual beauty in an unapologetic way.
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Stephanie Frosch is showing how fellow queers can lift up our most marginalized members
Learn how Stephanie Frosch uses her psychology and theater background to build a supportive community through educational LGBTQ content and glimpses into her life as an activist.
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Sam Darling’s closeted teen self would be immensely proud of the mother she has become
If the 16-year-old Sam Darling could look at her life now — as a 30-year-old wife, married to her best friend Alyssa, and a proud mother with one daughter and a son on the way — never in a million years would she have believed it was possible.
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Owin Pierson is using mental health to make the world & LGBTQ community more accepting
Owin Pierson grew up as a gay Asian-American in a predominantly white and super religious community. Though he felt loved and protected by his parents, he also felt isolated.
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Brita Filter uses her larger-than-life drag queen to help others find their pride
Brita Filter said that she never felt true pride in herself until she became a drag queen. Growing up poor in a Mormon family, she remembers feeling entranced by circus performers and ice skaters she saw as a kid. After her parents bought her tickets to see a touring production of The Phantom of the […]