Projects We Love: The Gay Men Project

The Gay Men Project is a personal project by New York based photographer Kevin Truong. His goal is to create a visual catalog of gay men living across the world.

Every profile shares a story in the person’s own words. In Kevin Truong’s own words:

“This project is simple. Basically I’m trying to photograph as many gay men as I can. My goal is to create a platform, a visibility on some level, and a resource for others who may not be as openly gay. A visual catalog of gay men and their stories. When I think of my own experience, and all the time I spent in the closet and hiding the fact that I was gay–to be at a place now where I feel completely comfortable being on the blog and telling the world “Hey, I’m a gay man,” I think there’s a power in that, for me and for a lot of the men on the blog. So it’s kind of a numbers game, I think the more men I photograph, the more impact the project has.

My dream is to take the project to as many different cities as I can across the world.”

If you would like to participate please contact:

kevin@kevintruong.com

The Gay Men Project: the First 373 Portraits from The Gay Men Project on Vimeo.

Planning for the Last Six Months

Today, on this day off from everything, I am beginning to really think about how intense I want to make the final six months of Project Kinect.  I am currently working to make the money I need for a car and to have some money in my checking account.  I need some help though.  I am asking the followers of Project Kinect to look at the calendar and my needs and if you have any thoughts, ideas for stories, connections for vehicle donation, places along the way that may want help and I could earn a few dollars or really, anything, then please email me at gregg@projectkinect.com.  Let me be your vehicle for positive topics that aren’t getting in the news, people who are not being heard or looked at and great things that make our community called the United States somewhere that is moving in a positive direction.  The last six months are going to be a whirl wind that I am unbelievably thrilled for.  We don’t know what is going to happen, but you have a front row seat.

Here is a rough calendar, so please let me know your input. 

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