Lloyd Vliet

I want to tell you something I do not get to say enough: Thank you. This organization gives me as much as I put into it. Definitely more. We started Gay Social because we simply wanted to bring our community together. That has not changed. But what I did not fully anticipate was how much the community we built would give back to me personally. The friendships. The sense of purpose. The feeling of walking into a room where you can just be yourself, fully, without the mental math of how much to...

A Community Spotlight on Scott Jacobs Somewhere Between Gates: Scott Jacobs was somewhere between gates when his phone buzzed. He was heading to Mérida, Mexico where he spends part of nearly every summer, where he has an adopted family and a city he knows by feel. His mind was probably already there, already walking the limestone streets, already thinking about what he'd cook when he arrived. The airport was just the in-between. The message was from a former student. Someone he'd taught more...

A community spotlight of Imran Iqbal Movement has shaped much of Imran Iqbal’s life. Different cities. Different responsibilities. Different chapters. But what stands out is not just where he has lived. It is how he has chosen to live in each place. When he moved from Atlanta to New Jersey in 2019 for a new professional role, he knew it would require starting fresh in some ways. Building connection does not happen automatically. It takes intention. For Imran, that intention has always felt...