“Don’t be afraid to pull that thread,” says Tommy Dorfman, Actress playing The Nurse/Tybalt in Romeo + Juliet & The Ali Forney Center Board Member. When a story or a conversation ignites something in you, immediately start your research into local community organizations or other ways to take action. After all, that’s exactly why More To Talk About exist – we’re here as your companion to deep dives ignited by impactful stories.

Taheen Modak, Actor playing Benvolio, motivates us all to re-engage with empathy – especially with those who are different from you, or have a different perspective on life. Exclusion and others suffering is not the natural desired outcome for human beings, so how can listening create new pathways to unity?

Louie Ortiz-Fonseca, Director of LGBTQ Health & Rights at Advocates for Youth, charges us to muster up courage and community in order to resist LGBTQIA+ attacks – especially those targeting young people. From being a soft place to land for the wounded to more frontline action, don’t worry! There are many methods and modalities to resistance. Find yours.