Month: June 2019

Ryan Pfluger is one of one of his generation’s leading photographers of queer portraiture. His first contribution to Playboy was shooting Roxane Gay and Ezra Miller for our Winter 19 issue. His work has been a recurring staple in PLAYBOY ever since. We were thrilled to have him shoot our PRIDE IS GOOD campaign, featuring 18 celebrities and influencers wearing their ears with pride. Go to https://www.playboy.com/pride-is-good to learn more.

“I didn’t get this opportunity because I look the way I look. I got it because I have something to say.” Head to Playboy.com to get to know our June ’19 Playmate Yoli Lara.

Photography by Ana Dias
Editing by Elias Escalante

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“I know I can help other people, specifically women, find the confidence I didn’t have.” Head to Playboy.com to get to know our May ’19 Playmate Abigail O’Neill.

Photography by Kayla Varley
Editing by Jamie Abraham

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“I hope to inspire and empower any woman who is struggling with her natural shape or has had challenges embracing who she is.” Head to Playboy.com to get to know our April ’19 Playmate Fo Porter.

Photography by Ali Mitton
Editing by Jamie Abraham

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Shot at the Ritz-Carlton in Koh Samui, Thailand by Steven Michelson and his crew.

WORLD SWIMSUIT CREW:
Mariana Fernandes – Full Circle Models
Photographer – Jacques Weyers
Hair: Kevin Epstein
Makeup: Renee De Sambento
Styling: Cally Palmer

WORLD SWIMSUIT VIDEO:
Director: Steven Michelsen, DOP: Ryan Janssens, 2nd Camera: Matthew McDonald (We Are_)
Editor: Steven Michelsen (We Are_)
Drone footage by Phil Bedford – Aerial Photography Asia Co. Ltd
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Gaby Garcia-Vera has learned that one does not need to abandon one’s faith to be an LGBTQ advocate. But that journey of reconciling his faith and religion with his true identity was not easy. Luckily, because of the strength of his character, and his resilience, today, Garcia-Vera is proud to share his story. Such stories are all the more important when the relationship between sexuality, religion and morality remains tense and create ideologies of shame. Many of those ideologies explain why conversion therapy on LGBTQ minors is still legal in more than 30 states.

Playboy magazine profiled six people—both survivors and LGBTQ activists, including Gaby Garcia-Vera—who are working everyday to end the practice of conversion therapy in the U.S. The feature, “Faces of Resilience” appears in Playboy’s Summer 2019 quarterly, “On Gender and Sexuality.” These six brave people inspired Playboy to launch its PRIDE IS GOOD campaign in support of The Trevor Project’s 50 Bills 50 States campaign. Learn more at PrideIsGood.com.

If you or someone you know is feeling hopeless or suicidal, contact The Trevor Project’s TrevorLifeline 24/7 at 1-866-488-7386. Counseling is also available 24/7 via chat every day at TheTrevorProject.org/Help, or by texting 678-678.

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As an adolescent friend of Matthew Shepard, Veronica Kennedy has been part of the fight for LGBTQ equality for decades. As a mother, she works everyday to encourage other parents to be an advocate and join the fight. That is all the more important in a time when LGBTQ youth are not protected from conversion therapy practices in more than 30 states.

Playboy magazine profiled six people—both survivors and LGBTQ activists, including Veronica Kennedy—who are working everyday to end the practice of conversion therapy in the U.S. The feature, “Faces of Resilience” appears in Playboy’s Summer 2019 quarterly, “On Gender and Sexuality.” These six brave people inspired Playboy to launch its PRIDE IS GOOD campaign in support of The Trevor Project’s 50 Bills 50 States campaign. Learn more at PrideIsGood.com.

If you or someone you know is feeling hopeless or suicidal, contact The Trevor Project’s TrevorLifeline 24/7 at 1-866-488-7386. Counseling is also available 24/7 via chat every day at TheTrevorProject.org/Help, or by texting 678-678.

https://www.playboy.com/pride-is-good
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-involved/trevor-advocacy/50-bills-50-states/

A survivor of conversion therapy, Peter Nunn today uses his experiences and resilience to inspire others and help enact legislation that’ll protect LGBTQ minors from the discredited practice of conversion therapy. His story is one of bravery, hope and love, and his strength while sharing it encapsulates the meaning of Pride.

Playboy magazine profiled six people—both survivors and LGBTQ activists, including Peter Nunn—who are working everyday to end the practice of conversion therapy in the U.S. The feature, “Faces of Resilience” appears in Playboy’s Summer 2019 quarterly, “On Gender and Sexuality.” These six brave people inspired Playboy to launch its PRIDE IS GOOD campaign in support of The Trevor Project’s 50 Bills 50 States campaign. Learn more at PrideIsGood.com.

If you or someone you know is feeling hopeless or suicidal, contact The Trevor Project’s TrevorLifeline 24/7 at 1-866-488-7386. Counseling is also available 24/7 via chat every day at TheTrevorProject.org/Help, or by texting 678-678.

https://www.playboy.com/pride-is-good
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-involved/trevor-advocacy/50-bills-50-states/

As Head of Advocacy and Government Affairs at The Trevor Project, advocate Sam Brinton uses their pride and story of resilience every day to inspire and activate lawmakers, activists and allies in the fight to end conversion therapy practices in the U.S. and around the world. As one of the architects of The Trevor Project’s 50 Bills 50 States campaign, Brinton’s goal is to enact legislation in every jurisdiction that will protect LGBTQ minors from conversion therapy.

Playboy magazine profiled six people—both survivors and LGBTQ activists, including Sam Brinton—who are working everyday to end the practice of conversion therapy in the U.S. The feature, “Faces of Resilience” appears in Playboy’s Summer 2019 quarterly, “On Gender and Sexuality.” These six brave people also inspired Playboy to launch its PRIDE IS GOOD campaign in support of The Trevor Project’s 50 Bills 50 States campaign. Learn more at PrideIsGood.com.

If you or someone you know is feeling hopeless or suicidal, contact The Trevor Project’s TrevorLifeline 24/7 at 1-866-488-7386. Counseling is also available 24/7 via chat every day at TheTrevorProject.org/Help, or by texting 678-678.

https://www.playboy.com/pride-is-good
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-involved/trevor-advocacy/50-bills-50-states/