Lee Robinson (he/him, they/them) came of age well aware he was cut from a different cloth. “I grew up in a small town in Kentucky and I knew as a young person that I was different. I didn’t really know…
Lee Robinson (he/him, they/them) came of age well aware he was cut from a different cloth. “I grew up in a small town in Kentucky and I knew as a young person that I was different. I didn’t really know…
Lindsey Blackwell makes juggling being an excellent student with a full-fledged acting career look easy. “I maintain balance in my life by allowing myself to take breaks and have personal time. Since I am still actively in high school, actively…
Comedian Felicia Madison was seeking a purpose beyond being an Upper East Side stay-at-home mom. “I always struggled with life as a stay-at-home mom. It is not that I didn’t enjoy being a mother (even though my comedy states otherwise),…
Songwriting enabled Julia Wolf to give herself a voice. “Growing up extremely shy, I mostly kept to myself throughout high school,” she shares. “I was never one to join in on conversations or voice the way I felt about things.…
Producer/Director Jason Brennan grew up immersed in the richness of his heritage. “I think everyone is influenced by their history in their youth and what they’ve lived through when it comes to their work, but in my case I see…
Malube Uhindu-Gingala approaches every role with enlightened artistic precision.”It depends on the character I’m playing and the story that I’m telling. Usually, I personalize the character I’m playing; along with the experiences that they are having and make them my…
Alisun has many eclectic influences, but none are more powerful than our source of life herself. “Some artists I really love are Aurora, Lady Gaga, Willow, Mose, Peia, and Polo & Pan, but where I really get my inspiration from…
The Bachelor alum Becca Tilley has walked a long road since her fabled Flat Tummy Tea era of 2015. “It was a rite of passage, and then you look back and you’re like, why, why would I ever have done…
Though Mei Pang’s unconventional look may be a head turner, she feels perfectly at home. Her inner peace is inextricably intertwined with her ability to express herself. If anything, she’s perpetually seeking a way to level up. “I get a…
Over the past two decades, Kelly Hughes has witnessed an ongoing revolution within modeling to more accurately reflect the real world. “The industry has done a full 180. When I first started modeling you had to fit very strict sample…
Caroline Vazzana’s heart beats for NYC. “There’s so many things that I love, but one of my favorites is that even if you’re all by yourself you are truly never alone. I could spend hours by myself just walking around,…
For DeVore Ledridge, growing up queer in rural Kentucky was “exactly how you would expect. Very conservative and very judgmental. You had to conform at all costs,” they recall. “I knew other queer people in my town, but no one…