Category: Gran Varones Portraits
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Ralphiie, Philadelphia PA
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I have the greatest support system with me being gay. My father accepts me throughout anything I do in my life. My mom passed away but when she was alive, she was down with anything I did. It’s really great being in a family that supports me. I never really…
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José, Puerto Rico
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every intersection of every group is like a small world – latino, gay, (hiv) negative. i’ve been in so many small groups. like my art, i have been highlighted as an hiv artist, latino artist, a puerto rican artist, as a gay artist. at the beginning, i was like, “no.…
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Alan, San Francisco
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things have been going well and i have been taking care of self. i was going through a bit of a depression spell and wasn’t sure what my next move would and should be but things just fell into place. i don’t drink. i love a good cigarette and some…
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Eddie, Miami, FL.
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During my high school years, my father was very worried about my mother’s influence on me and that I needed to be more of a man. He was convinced that football was the answer, if I could handle it. As I was never one to walk away from a dare,…
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Antonio, Miami, Florida
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Everyone talks so much shit about escorts but yet…let me not even got there. Whether you sucking dick for money or have a “real” job, you still not better than anybody. Get 👏your 👏coin 👏 how you want and can’t nobody tell you otherwise. Antonio, He/Him/His Everywhere interviewed & photographed…
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Danny, New York, NY
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I hit rock bottom at one point in my life. I dealt with a lot of depression and anxiety. I hated myself. I didn’t believe in anything or anyone. I didn’t trust myself or other people. I just had this hate and anger and one day had I had this…
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for my mother, on her birthday
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i don’t have video of my mother laughing. the sound of her laugh exists only now in my mind. every year, i fear that i will forget the sound of her raucous laugh. afraid that my memory will instead recall laughs that are similar to my mother’s in place of…
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THROWBACK: Jae W Brown | New York, NY
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Sometimes people leave you halfway through the woods. Ten years ago, I lost my mother; the second photo is of my mother, my grandmother, my Titi, and Pepi, the most wonderful pup I had ever met. These women shaped my life. My mother was selfless, loving, giving, and incredibly kind.…
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Luis | Philadelphia, PA
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When it came time to go back to Florida for winter break I debated whether or not I should tell my mom, but ultimately decided not to. I did get to come out to one of my brothers and his wife during that trip, though. He basically asked me questions…
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throwback: Julio Salgado
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1996, somewhere in hollywood, ca with my tio chicho. he was the first gay man i ever met. i never came out to him but in his own way he introduced me to the concept of family and queerness. it is because of him that my own family didn’t have…
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Throwback: Raffy, Bronx, NY
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I was about 9 or 10 years old, and apart of the Side Street Kids (SSK) Dance Academy, a non-profit founded in the Bronx that taught kids how to dance Salsa On2 (aka New York Style), while creating a family-oriented atmosphere that was invested in seeing each kid doing well…
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Ricky | Humacao, Puerto Rico
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“when my appendix ruptured, i got so sick. my own pastor didn’t even come to check on me. i was on my death bed. this woman right here took care of me for six months. fed. bathe me. tended to me. no one from my church cared to see how…