Oct 8, 2018
Kevin Truong is
a documentary photographer and journalist. He first received
recognition for his work with The Gay Men Project, a photo
project in which he has documented the lives of gay and queer men
across 37 countries. His subjects include the first openly gay
member of Congress in Peru, HIV outreach workers in South Africa, a
retired Justice of the Australian High Court, and a gay prince in
India. He also regularly writes stories for NBC OUT at NBC News,
where he has covered a range of topics, including the
shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, the
LGBTQ movement in Vietnam, and the rise of
social media activists in Brazil.
Episode Highlights
- Kevin discusses how he became a
portrait photographer after leaving the Peace Corps and going to
art school.
- Kevin tells how he started his
Gay Men Project using photography to show the diversity of queer
men around the globe.
- His experiences of meeting gay
men in countries where being out is taboo, unsafe or
illegal.
- The power of story telling to
help others who might be sharing similar experiences, and to expand
understanding of those who are different.
- What gay men have in common around the wordl, and what is different.