OUR VOICES | PHOTO ESSAY
A Spotlight On Our Local LGBTQ Business Community BY LUCINDA PEPPER | PHOTOGRAPHY BY SANDER KENWOOD
Shining light on each other, we all glow
Across the Twin Cities and throughout Minnesota, LGBTQ entrepreneurs are providing goods and services, working collaboratively and lifting each other up. From accounting, arts organizations and farming to manufacturing, wellness and wholesale services, you can find LGBTQ folks meeting all sorts of needs. While every business has a different focus and consumer, together we create the unity of the commons- the Minnesota LGBTQ business community. This project was the brainchild of Sander Kenwood, who woke up one morning with an idea of how to give back to the local LGBTQ community. Sander’s firm belief in the importance of shining light on others led to the genesis of this project, which focuses on four locally queer owned and operated organizations in the Twin Cities. He brought in a local artist and body painter, Stellar Body Art, who provided all the props and body painting featured in the photos. Sander urges you to check out these entrepreneurs and to support your local queer businesses!
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Sander Kenwood Photography
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Minnesota Deaf Queers
Pictured: Lilly S, Delaine Anderson, Steven Munsinger, Cookie Brand, Jer Loudenback, Jessalyn Akerman-Frank, Anna Dudda, Tehya Daniels We are a community-centric organization focusing on Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing LGBTQ people. We create social opportunities and specially-focused annual events. Our work builds opportunities for awareness, education, equality and access, so that all of us have an enhanced quality of life. See what we’re up to at MnDeafQueers.org, and follow us on social media: FB @MNdeafqueers, or IG @Mndeafqueers.