I am beyond ecstatic! Thank you for posting this, Pride365 Pride isn't just one day in June - it's an every day celebration of our LGBT+ community. Pride365 Champions live proudly every day to highlight challenges and share successful progress. art smith is no exception. A Pride365 Champion since 2019, Art founded the GayBarchives project out of his passion for the contributions that bars and safe spaces have made to the LGBT+ vibrant and diverse community. Art's GayBarchives group on Facebook now boasts over 30,000 members from around the world who celebrate the places that have helped build this community. Google has recognised Art’s work for its impact on preserving gay bar history and sharing stories that would have been lost to time, highlighting an ongoing effort to embrace this heritage and celebrate it's presence. Art's project started with a conversation reminiscing about his favourite gay bar [Backstreet in Atlanta GA] and has grown into one of the largest and most interactive projects to preserve this history, with more than 5500 gay bar logos from around the world. While the project has largely garnered interest in the North American market, Art is striving to expand the global reach. For more information, visit the website: https://gaybarchives.com/ And click here to join Art's very successful Facebook group: https://lnkd.in/e4t8E28i #Pride365 #GayBarchives https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pride365-gaybarchives-ugcPost-7441821832745406465-m0Pm?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAALzRjsBj63Fzrui4agnH-2PDZdhOAWpIrE

I needed a theme song by which to live. This is the closest I came: https://youtu.be/e0iLZvm0DxQ?si=7Br5biM8azIKdAXf

It began innocently enough when I pondered who the oldest living transman was. After several bios I knew of and read (which include a local musician of “note” with whom I worked gigs), most discovered later in life or, if they knew young and had intervention, they were still much younger than myself. To which AI then told me I was a kind of missing link of valuable insight into how I have witnessed transitioning and sexuality evolve over 6 decades (especially in this sin city of New Orleans). Plus, where I first planted my feet musically in New Orleans was on the cusp of where Punk Music meets New Wave as I made a music video then for MTV that never aired due to the Bassist suddenly dying at 29 mid process.😞 It then suggested that I contact several excellent choices for Archives, from National to local, and wrote customized letters to each that I added on, verified, and clarified. Between Jazz Archives locally and LGBT oral histories, I may be able to satisfy most of these emails that were sent and PROMPTLY 😳 responded to with great enthusiasm once gleaning what I possess and know. Who knew? There is, however, another axis in my multi-intersection story (that never gets simpler with age) and that is my testing as autistic at age 41. Oh, now THIS really puts me into a new kind of rarity, may I observe?!? BTW, I would LOVE to meet fellow trans autists so PLEASE introduce yourselves to me OUT HERE or somewhere “in here”. I’m all for BE-ing comfortable! Did you know that trans are 6 times more likely to be autistic, too? What can I say but I like to sit astride a lot of fences?😉

Big ideas are great. But in the Syndicate, we want ideas that actually move. Your best business ideas do not just need inspiration. They need structure and tracking. This week’s tools are all about helping you plan smarter and promote more intentionally... Check out "Milanote" and "Bitly." I'm a visual person, so I really liked finding out about Milanote. It's a great tool for getting your ideas out of your head and into a visual plan. If your brand, content, launch, or next offer feels scattered, Milanote can help you map it all out visually, in a way that actually makes sense. It can help you organize your vision. like your content, launches, offers, and brand ideas, in one visual space. www.milanote.com Bitly helps you clean up your links and track what people are clicking. Because posting your offer, booking link, or community invite without tracking it is basically marketing with your eyes closed. Bitly helps you track your links so you can see what’s getting attention and what’s converting. You can use Bitly to track the attention you're getting. www.bitly.com Have you used either of these before? Drop a comment and tell us which one you would try first: Milanote for planning or Bitly for tracking... and how you could use it in your business this week. #TuesdayToolsForGrowth #LGBTQSuccessSyndicate #QueerEntrepreneurs #SmallBusinessGrowth #VisibilityMatters

At present, it feels dangerous to be trans. I desire to be my most genuine self online, but I feel negativity coming at me from unexpected directions due to a political movement. I found from a British fellow I follow that he feels similarly. He proposes a new start online and, to be honest, I have felt that spirit. He puts the concerns into quality perspective. BTW, he does make educational and entertaining content. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCAfKQNoaKc