Josh Gonzalez Was a Boxed Barbie
By: Josh Gonzalez Pronouns (They/Them) Pennsylvania, USA “We fight back with radical joy and I really believe that to my core.” Josh Gonzalez is a painter in Pennsylvania who was told at seven years old that they were too old to play with dolls. Their collection was packed up and sold at a garage sale. […]
Sahra Denner Learned It the Ugly Way
By: Sahra Denner Pronouns (They/Them) New York City, NY, USA “I would rather be my own audience.” Sahra Denner did not go to design school. They took film theory and Shakespeare, interned ten times, and looked up the rest online. They are now a working graphic designer and illustrator in New York. Three months into […]
Lurang Makes It All at Home
By: Michael Do Amor (Lurang) Pronouns (He/Him) San Francisco, CA, USA “Lurang takes pride in being a producer.” There is a particular kind of compliment that lands as an insult. For Lurang, the San Francisco producer behind his own records, it arrives the same way every time, someone hears a beat, assumes it came from […]
Chase Cooper Creates for Herself First
By: Chase Cooper Pronouns (She/Her) Delaware, USA “I create and live for myself FIRST, not for perfection or perception online.” Chase Cooper is twenty years old and creates as @ChasesBeauty out of Delaware. Beauty, fashion, wellness — the surface of her work looks familiar. What sits underneath it does not. She is less interested in […]
Sobre Masa on More Than a Tortilla
Owners: Diana Wangeman & Zack Wangeman Brooklyn, NY, USA “What started as sharing the food we missed grew into both a restaurant and, eventually, a tortillería.” The Story Sobre Masa began with nostalgia. When Chef Zack Wangeman was living in New York, he missed the food, tortillas, and everyday flavors from home (Oaxaca); not only […]
Taking Up Space
By: Gabby Morales Pronouns (She/They) New Jersey, USA “To keep fighting, to keep on taking up space, to keep sharing our stories!” My Story I identify as a nonbinary masc lesbian. I grew up in a very religious household and in a very Hispanic way. Being myself has never been easy, and it still isn’t. […]
Unapologetically Present
By: Olive Okoro Pronouns (She/They) New York City, NY, USA “To give presence to queer Africans and let people know that we are here and making actionable change in the world!” My Story I am a Nigerian lesbian who grew up in Texas and received both my BA and MS in Economics with a minor […]
More Than a Memory
Owner: Emilio Tomas Holguin and Lisa Merkel-Holguin Bristow, VA, USA “We want every pet parent who uses myFurever to feel less like memories are slipping into a scattered camera roll, and more like they have a real home for their pet’s story.” About the Business myFurever is a private, ad-free space where your pet’s story […]
Style That’s Out of This World
Owner: Olux Durban, South Africa “to be known for giving out opportunity to young and emerging personnel” About the Business It is a streetwear clothing brand that offers style that is out of this world. The Inspiration I started this as a potential side hustle, but I ended up taking it seriously. Creating Impact To […]
Designing with Purpose
By Olivia Walker Pronouns (She / Her) “I was my business to have an inspirational impact and encourage others to try to do more of what they love.” About the Business I am a graphic designer and I create brand identities, flyers, stickers, and anything design related. The Inspiration I started this business to get […]