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Gaby Garcia-Vera has learned that one does not need to abandon one’s faith to be an LGBTQ advocate. But that journey of reconciling his faith and religion with his true identity was not easy. Luckily, because of the strength of his character, and his resilience, today, Garcia-Vera is proud to share his story. Such stories are all the more important when the relationship between sexuality, religion and morality remains tense and create ideologies of shame. Many of those ideologies explain why conversion therapy on LGBTQ minors is still legal in more than 30 states.
Playboy magazine profiled six people—both survivors and LGBTQ activists, including Gaby Garcia-Vera—who are working everyday to end the practice of conversion therapy in the U.S. The feature, “Faces of Resilience” appears in Playboy’s Summer 2019 quarterly, “On Gender and Sexuality.” These six brave people inspired Playboy to launch its PRIDE IS GOOD campaign in support of The Trevor Project’s 50 Bills 50 States campaign. Learn more at PrideIsGood.com.
If you or someone you know is feeling hopeless or suicidal, contact The Trevor Project’s TrevorLifeline 24/7 at 1-866-488-7386. Counseling is also available 24/7 via chat every day at TheTrevorProject.org/Help, or by texting 678-678.
https://www.playboy.com/pride-is-good
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-involved/trevor-advocacy/50-bills-50-states/
As an adolescent friend of Matthew Shepard, Veronica Kennedy has been part of the fight for LGBTQ equality for decades. As a mother, she works everyday to encourage other parents to be an advocate and join the fight. That is all the more important in a time when LGBTQ youth are not protected from conversion therapy practices in more than 30 states.
Playboy magazine profiled six people—both survivors and LGBTQ activists, including Veronica Kennedy—who are working everyday to end the practice of conversion therapy in the U.S. The feature, “Faces of Resilience” appears in Playboy’s Summer 2019 quarterly, “On Gender and Sexuality.” These six brave people inspired Playboy to launch its PRIDE IS GOOD campaign in support of The Trevor Project’s 50 Bills 50 States campaign. Learn more at PrideIsGood.com.
If you or someone you know is feeling hopeless or suicidal, contact The Trevor Project’s TrevorLifeline 24/7 at 1-866-488-7386. Counseling is also available 24/7 via chat every day at TheTrevorProject.org/Help, or by texting 678-678.
https://www.playboy.com/pride-is-good
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-involved/trevor-advocacy/50-bills-50-states/
A survivor of conversion therapy, Peter Nunn today uses his experiences and resilience to inspire others and help enact legislation that’ll protect LGBTQ minors from the discredited practice of conversion therapy. His story is one of bravery, hope and love, and his strength while sharing it encapsulates the meaning of Pride.
Playboy magazine profiled six people—both survivors and LGBTQ activists, including Peter Nunn—who are working everyday to end the practice of conversion therapy in the U.S. The feature, “Faces of Resilience” appears in Playboy’s Summer 2019 quarterly, “On Gender and Sexuality.” These six brave people inspired Playboy to launch its PRIDE IS GOOD campaign in support of The Trevor Project’s 50 Bills 50 States campaign. Learn more at PrideIsGood.com.
If you or someone you know is feeling hopeless or suicidal, contact The Trevor Project’s TrevorLifeline 24/7 at 1-866-488-7386. Counseling is also available 24/7 via chat every day at TheTrevorProject.org/Help, or by texting 678-678.
https://www.playboy.com/pride-is-good
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-involved/trevor-advocacy/50-bills-50-states/
As Head of Advocacy and Government Affairs at The Trevor Project, advocate Sam Brinton uses their pride and story of resilience every day to inspire and activate lawmakers, activists and allies in the fight to end conversion therapy practices in the U.S. and around the world. As one of the architects of The Trevor Project’s 50 Bills 50 States campaign, Brinton’s goal is to enact legislation in every jurisdiction that will protect LGBTQ minors from conversion therapy.
Playboy magazine profiled six people—both survivors and LGBTQ activists, including Sam Brinton—who are working everyday to end the practice of conversion therapy in the U.S. The feature, “Faces of Resilience” appears in Playboy’s Summer 2019 quarterly, “On Gender and Sexuality.” These six brave people also inspired Playboy to launch its PRIDE IS GOOD campaign in support of The Trevor Project’s 50 Bills 50 States campaign. Learn more at PrideIsGood.com.
If you or someone you know is feeling hopeless or suicidal, contact The Trevor Project’s TrevorLifeline 24/7 at 1-866-488-7386. Counseling is also available 24/7 via chat every day at TheTrevorProject.org/Help, or by texting 678-678.
https://www.playboy.com/pride-is-good
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-involved/trevor-advocacy/50-bills-50-states/
Dusty Ray Bottoms first revealed his experience as a survivor of conversion therapy as a contestant on season 10 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” putting a rare, national spotlight on the dangerous and discredited practice. Since then, Dusty has gone on to speak openly and often about his experience, hoping to inspire other survivors and help end conversion therapy in the U.S.
Playboy magazine profiled six people—both survivors and LGBTQ activists, including Dusty Ray Bottoms—who are working everyday to end the practice of conversion therapy in the U.S. The feature, “Faces of Resilience” appears in Playboy’s Summer 2019 quarterly, “On Gender and Sexuality.” These six brave people also inspired Playboy to launch its PRIDE IS GOOD campaign in support of The Trevor Project’s 50 Bills 50 States campaign. Learn more at PrideIsGood.com.
If you or someone you know is feeling hopeless or suicidal, contact The Trevor Project’s TrevorLifeline 24/7 at 1-866-488-7386. Counseling is also available 24/7 via chat every day at TheTrevorProject.org/Help, or by texting 678-678.
https://www.playboy.com/pride-is-good
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-involved/trevor-advocacy/50-bills-50-states/
A marriage and family therapy, and International Mr. Leather 2017, Dr. Ralph Bruneau has first-hand knowledge of the long-term effects of rejection, shame and fear on LGBTQ people. That is why his motto at Mr. IML 2017 was “Born Perfect.” As both a mental health professional and a 30-year LGBTQ advocate, and as someone who witnessed the tragedies of the AIDs crisis, Dr. Bruneau knows the necessity of being resilient.
Playboy magazine profiled six people—both survivors and LGBTQ activists, including Dr. Ralph Bruneau—who are working everyday to end the practice of conversion therapy in the U.S. The feature, “Faces of Resilience” appears in Playboy’s Summer 2019 quarterly, “On Gender and Sexuality.” These six brave people inspired Playboy to launch its PRIDE IS GOOD campaign in support of The Trevor Project’s 50 Bills 50 States campaign. Learn more at PrideIsGood.com.
If you or someone you know is feeling hopeless or suicidal, contact The Trevor Project’s TrevorLifeline 24/7 at 1-866-488-7386. Counseling is also available 24/7 via chat every day at TheTrevorProject.org/Help, or by texting 678-678.
https://www.playboy.com/pride-is-good
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-involved/trevor-advocacy/50-bills-50-states/
Our contributors remind us that enjoying sexual freedom means defending the rights of all genders and identities. As we celebrate the richness of different lived experiences, we are energized by the opportunity to come out formally for what we believe. And so, inspired by a 1969 Letter to the Editor that warned against the dangers of conversion therapy, let this be an announcement that proudly reminds the world where PLAYBOY stands: Gay is good.
Which leads us to Faces of Resilience, an editorial dedication to the warriors who have survived conversion therapy and those who are fighting, state by state, to ban the practice nationwide. With editorial guidance from the Trevor Project, an organization supporting at-risk LGBTQ youth, PLAYBOY is proud to spotlight these change-makers.