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John Mather & Ryan Maloney are showing LGBTQ+ seniors the time of their lives
These Hometown Heroes are building community while combating an epidemic of loneliness among LGBTQ+ elders.
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Liaam Winslet started a soup kitchen that distributes meals to needy trans & nonbinary people
The Hometown Hero knows what it’s like to struggle. Now she’s doing what she can to help others.
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Luka Cai is helping LGBTQ+ people access crucial resources & find community
This Hometown Hero is fighting for a “liberated future.”
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Nicole Watson started a youth support group after her son came out as trans
The Hometown Hero and prison worker started a support group for LGBTQ+ youth that provides mental health assistance and other services.
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Steve Arrington has spent his life making sure the Black LGBTQ+ community gets their due
This Hometown Hero has gotten much-needed resources to Black people living with HIV.
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Portia Cantrell is connecting LGBTQ+ elders with younger people
The Hometown Hero wants you to know: “One day everyone is going to be older and will realize the resources I’m fighting for are important.”
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Lee Lawson is honoring elder LGBTQ+ veterans after fighting for gay rights for decades
The Hometown Hero put it simply: “I like to help people.”
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Accidental activist Willow Kawamoto helps people struggling to be their authentic selves
The Hometown Hero said that she sees her “face in every single one of them struggling to try and be their authentic selves.”
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Pageant teen Reese Johnson is providing resources for LGBTQ+ people in Southeast Michigan
The LGBTQ Nation Hometown Hero is bringing Pride to her small town.
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Viktor Veltstra provides closure by identifying queer & trans violent crime victims
The LGBTQ Nation Hometown Hero works hard to identify victims so that “nobody is forgotten.”