Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice for living out and proud!
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Brian is the founder of Westport Pride. Having moved to Westport with his husband in 2016, he was curious about what the LGBTQ+ community looked like and moreover where they were. In the fall of 2020, during COVID, he posed these questions to the residents of Westport through a story featured on the popular 06880 blog. The outpouring was overwhelming, and in 2021, Westport Pride was born.
Brian is an active volunteer in Westport and serves on the Board of Directors at Positive Directions, Downtown Plan Implementation Committee, Aspetuck Health District Community Needs Advisory Committee, and The Westport Library Common Ground Initiative. Brian also represents Westport Pride during TEAM Westport meetings.
Brian has spent over 20 years in various senior positions within the financial services, retail energy, and residential real estate sectors. He holds a bachelor's degree from Trinity College and an MBA from Fordham University. Though currently on sabbatical, he is also a Postulant for Priesthood with the Episcopal Church in Connecticut.
Brian lives in Westport with his husband Stephen Gustafson, their two children, several silkie chickens, and their moyen poodle Gracie. He enjoys gardening, carpentry, and going to Compo Beach in his spare time.
Connect With Brian Website Instagram LinkedIn527: Coming Out To Be Creative and Conscious– Andrew Sam Newman
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525: When The Greatest These is Love For This LGBTQ+ Ally – Kellie Woolf
524: Keeping up the fight for equality – Fran Hutchins
523: Loving and Raising and LGBTQ+ Child – Heather Hester
522: Your Pride Wellness Survival Guide – Victoria Albina
521: Step Up and Be an Amazing LGBTQ Leader – Ash Beckham
520: Celebrating Pride and Becoming Addicted To Loving Yourself – David Houle
519: Surviving sports as a gay dad – Bradley Jacobs
518: Design Your Own Rules For Limitless Opportunities – Meg He
517: Taking Care of Your LGBTQ Life With Functional Nutrition – Andrea Nakayama
516: Bringing Trans and Nonbinary Voices To Music – Aiden Feltkamp
515: Embracing Being Unapologetically You! – Rick Clemons
514: BEQOMING You – The Deeper You – Benjamin and Azrya Bequer
513: Coming Out of The Poverty. External Validation, and PTSD Closet– Sara Church
512: Creating Rituals For Smooth Change – Day Schildkret
511: Telling our LGBTQ+ Stories, One Book at A Time – Greg Howard
510: Coming Out, Finding Love, and Thriving Late In Life – Matt Bays
509: The art of selling yourself, or anything else for that matter – Leah Neaderthal
508: Getting to the Soul of Being an OUT, Asian, American, Lesbian Singer – Elisa Nicolas
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