Thank you for your financial support! We have managed to raise $5,281 of our $6,000 goal, and we will personally cover the remainder of the project costs. 

If you believe in our mission, you can donate directly via Paypal to jenniandlisa@outandaround.com in order to financially support us:

Our Story

We are Jenni and Lisa, a lesbian couple from San Francisco. In July we left our home to travel the world for a year in search of gay people who are creating change for the LGBTQ community. Our project, Out and Around: Stories of a Not-So-Straight Journey, is a collection of our conversations with these “Supergays” around the world.

We have launched a multi-media website (www.OutandAround.com) to chronicle our stories. We interview these extraordinary individuals and tell their stories through articles, photos and videos. Our trip will cover 15 countries across Asia, Africa, and South America. We chose them because these are places where the LGBTQ movement is just starting to take shape, and we want to tell the stories of the people there who are leading the charge.

The Impact

We believe we’re at a pivotal point for gay rights in the world. Significant change has been made for gays in terms of civil rights and societal acceptance. To think that 10 years ago, there was not a country on this planet where we could get legally married as a lesbian couple. Now, 10 countries have legalized same-sex marriages.

Nonetheless, more progress must be made. Gay youth still get bullied everyday, gays everywhere still face a tremendous amount of homophobia, and gay rights still don’t exist in much of the developing world.

With our project, we can change this. The LGBTQ community desperately lacks role models and by telling the stories of the “Supergays,” we hope to inspire gay youth by showing them examples of successful gay people around the world. We also hope to decrease homophobia by showing that gay people exist and thrive in all walks of life and that gays have made immense contributions to society. Lastly, we hope to shed light on the struggles of gay people in the developing world and raise support to fight for their rights.

Our goal is to conduct 50 interviews throughout 15 countries, reach 10,000 active readers for our website, and culminate this project with an educational documentary-style video that features highlights from our interviews. When we return home, we will take this video on a roadshow to community groups, schools, and churches to share our experience and reach more people with our message of hope.

What We Need & What You Get

We need to raise $6,000 for this project. Our travel expenses for the trip will be covered by our personal savings. The $6,000 will go to:
Website costs: Development, design and hosting of www.OutandAround.com
Marketing costs: Online and offline advertising costs
Production gear: Video and audio equipment for recording of interviews
Video production: Hiring of video editor and rental of production facilities

We appreciate your financial support, no matter how small. With your contribution, you will become part of our team, and we will keep you updated on our journey with our newsletter and send you our e-guide on How to Take a Break from Your Life to Follow Your Passions NOW.

As a token of our gratitude, we are offering the following rewards:

$25: Your name will be called out on our Supergay Supporters Wall of Fame and our Facebook wall with our thanks.

$50: In addition to above, we will send you a personal postcard from somewhere around the world during our travels.

$100: In addition to above, we will name you as a Sponsor in our documentary video. We will also send you a copy of the video upon production.

$150: In addition to above, we will send you an official Out and Around t-shirt. This snazzy t-shirt is guaranteed to increase your sex appeal and get you attention from ladies/men/both. T-shirt comes in XS, S, M, L, XL in colors of grey, creme, and turquoise. Limited stock of each kind – we’ll do our best to get you your preference.

$250: In addition to above, we will send you a personal message of thank you from a major landmark around the world. See if you can guess which landmark it is.

$300: In addition to above, we will name you as a Platinum Sponsor in our documentary video. We will also be your personal burro and bring you back something unique from our travels – either of your choosing or our selection based on what we know of you.

$350: In addition to above, we invite you to dinner at our home in San Francisco upon our return, with a fabulous home-cooked meal by yours truly and many stories to share.

Other Ways You Can Help

We could use your help to get the word out about our project. Please post a link to www.OutandAround.com on your Facebook page.

We are also looking for LGBTQ connections in the countries we are visiting, so please email us at jenniandlisa@outandaround.com if you know anyone who you think it’d be helpful for us to meet in Asia, Africa and S. America.

Lastly, we are paying for trip expenses out of pocket, so we could use some help with cutting down those expenses as much as possible. If you have any connections with accommodations and airline services, or if you know of any places where we could stay in the countries we are visiting, we would be incredibly grateful.

To Donate

Donate directly to jenniandlisa@outandaround.com via Paypal:

Responses We’ve Received

It’s awesome to experience and see what is going on around the world with the community and to see common threads within humanity. – Todd

You don’t know me, but I came across your page and this feedback you left about your journey with your parents and your coming out. I was with someone for three years who could never tell her parents about us and struggled with this transition. You and Lisa are a true inspiration to our community! Good luck! – Jacque

This is a great reminder that our personal stories can really make a difference! Tell your story today — it’s the single best way to change hearts and minds. – Grassroots Activist

I so appreciate your practical financial approach to living your dream! Thanks for painting a bit more on this canvas of life so that I may see other supportive and not so scary ways to live the dream life! Way to go. – Kristie