Youtube travel series Queer Across America explores queer areas in each state
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Celebrate the queer community with Queer Across America– a YouTube travel series exploring queer areas in each state.
"Whether it’s a gay rodeo in Arizona, the oldest active drag queen in Oregon, a trans pilgrimage in Nebraska, Pride in New York, or an LGBTQ+ church in Salem--there’s a queer community for you!"
Queer Across America is an ongoing journey that began in 2020 when creator London Alexander started travelling around North America to prove that, wherever you are, there’s a queer community close by.
For its five-year anniversary, Queer Across America has been revamped with higher quality filming, an expansive array of states being visited, and a new digital community element that includes Discord and Patreon so viewers can join the journey!
Each episode highlights a city where London visits local queer-owned shops, explores the queer culture specific to the area like drag shows and other events, and learns about local queer history.
Unlike typical travel series, Queer Across America isn’t about first-class travel, VIP areas, or trying to sell an upscale lifestyle. Instead, it’s a raw, DIY presentation of a solo queer traveller battling the anxiety of being on the road, pushing through the fear of conservative areas, and facing the struggles of life on the road in order to find LGBTQ+ communities.
London Alexander
Queer Across America is my journey traveling around the United States checking out queer areas in each city to show that, wherever you are, you’re not alone. I’ll be highlighting queer-owned businesses (bars, coffee shops), LGBTQ+ events (drag shows, concerts, Prides), and promoting small queer shops (clothing, candles, art) throughout the series. Be sure to join the adventure through Patreon and Discord to be part of the Queer Across America community!
https://www.patreon.com/c/LondonAlexander #QueerAcrossAmerica
Check out the rest of the series where I travel around the United States visiting queer areas in each state. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4edObQshbKs&list=PLKyPBO0lA-GgZF-8GPnwc0rbc7O8e3flG&pp=gAQB ▽ Website https://londonalexander.net
▼ Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/LondonAlexander
▽ Instagram: @LondonAlexanderX https://www.instagram.com/londonalexanderx/
▼ Book (Amazon): The Downtown Underground https://bit.ly/419rwkO
“This adventure has not been easy,” London Alexander says. “I’ve ended up in the emergency room in rural New Mexico. I’ve had panic attacks on lone highways in Louisiana. It’s rough being alone, but then I find the queer communities and feel safe again.” Each episode presents local queer-made products, resources, a map of queer-owned businesses and LGBTQ+ centres, and links to upcoming events.
"The goals of the series include helping to end prejudice within LGBTQ+ communities by highlighting the different needs from city to city, raising awareness about queer communities being everywhere, and providing resources to those that may not otherwise have access.
“The road can be lonely, but being able to connect with people watching my videos on YouTube and hanging out on Discord makes me feel like there’s so many people on this journey with me.”
Queer Across America is for those that enjoy traveling through storytelling, those that want to explore the different ways to be queer, and those looking to be a part of a digital community. Queer Across America is the ultimate road trip showing that, wherever you are, there’s a queer community for you.
