Savannah S. Ward is a TV Writer for the Free Form show, "Cruel Summer." They are a graduate of Outfest's 2019 Outset program, where they first wrote the script for the film Meta, a short about a trans boy who gets his period on prom night and the violent transformation that transpires after. Jasmine D. Lowe, the Managing Editor at Q26, got the chance to interview them over the phone.

Executive Director Damien S. Navarro was selected by the Board of Outfest to become its next Executive Director in 2019. Navarro oversees all day-to-day leadership and oversight responsibility for Outfest staff and programs, including fundraising, finance and administration, staff supervision, and external relations. Jasmine D. Lowe, the Managing Editor at Q26, got a chance to sit with the Executive Director for Q26's QTYPE.

Eryn Mitchell is a comedian, producer, host, and creator of the popular series, The Lez Factor, available on YouTube. The Lez Factor is a long-running platform on YouTube for lesbians of color and a space to discuss love, sex, and relationships based on their own experiences and opinions. Jasmine D. Lowe, the Managing Editor at Q26, got the chance to interview her over the phone.

I had practiced over and over the words I would use to “come out.” Yet, each time the clumsy Chinese words echoed through my mind: Mama… Wǒ yě xǐhuān nǚhái (I also like girls,) there was never a feasible response to bounce back in reply. I literally had no idea where my parents stood on the topic of LGBTQ+ acceptance.

Although womxn in abusive intimate relationships with other womxn have historically been left out of the popular construction of “battered women” - a term that has applied more so in the past to straight cis women in relationships with straight cis men - there is now an abundance of personal narratives and an increase in the need for research behind abuse within our community.

Giovannie Espiritu is a Filipina television, film, and stage actress whose most visible role has been that of medical student Ludlow in 2004-05 episodes of NBC's top-rated hospital drama ER. She has voiced characters in international video games and cartoons, directed several theater productions at the Herbst Theater in San Francisco, and produced several short films. Jasmine D. Lowe, the Managing Editor at Q26, got the chance to interview her over the phone.

Jackie Cox is the stage name of a Canadian drag queen based in New York City who was a competitor on the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. She ultimately placed 4th on the show. Jasmine D. Lowe, the Managing Editor at Q26, got the chance to interview her via email.

Mx. Nicky Endres is a non-binary transfeminine, genderqueer martial artist, and comic. Nicky has enjoyed a wide variety of roles in theatre, film, and television, including NCIS: Los Angeles, Pushing Daisies, Don't Trust the B in Apt. 23, and most recently, as Ana Arriola in “The Dropout” on Hulu!