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We’re Matt and Nathan Kirouac-York, two husbands with a love for travel, and especially for celebrating queer culture in unexpected places.

Through our original articles, in-depth travel guides, newsletters, social media, and forthcoming YouTube channel, we’re traveling the world with Pride, sharing authentic stories along the way.

We do this because queer people exist beyond Pride Month and gayborhoods. Because we exist not only in cities but rural areas too. Because we come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and spectrums. And because queer people have always been told to stay in their lane.

Well, the world is our lane.

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The Gay Lane Travel Guide: New Orleans 🐊🌈 New Orleans guides are a dime a dozen, so aside from a few favorite requisite cocktails and restaurants, we’re focusing on places, things, and events that are queer-focused. This means gay ghost tour
Happy Pride, San Diego! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ In honor of Pride weekend in one of our favorite American cities, here are some of top spots in town: Where to stay: @thelafayette is an unbelievable hotel in North Park, complete with a nearly Olympic
Happy 70th anniversary to the Happiest Place on Earth! Please enjoy this series of ✨magical✨ videos from our day in Disneyland earlier this year, and ICYMI check out @mattkirouacyork’s story — ‘A Disney Gay Goes Bi…Coastal&
“I needed to saunter up on that stage, plunk myself down, and sign away my right to sue The Big Texan if my heart stops working.” Today, we’ve got a special story to share: the first chapter of a book I never published, about my v
Always a treat visiting family in Texas! ✅ We beelined to our fav, @grahamwinestx ✅ Saw Jurassic World, regrettably for a second time lol, at a theater from the Jurassic period ✅ Took the most low-key beautiful drive to Weatherford for Parmesan p
New England, New Era. After three trips back to New England, each during a dramatically different season of life, @nathankirouacyork recounts seminal experiences with his ex, with his kids, and with his husband. It’s a powerful and vulnerab
Gators, Crocs, and Bahama Mamas, Oh My! Hi from our bench 👋🏼 Each time we visit @evergladesnps, we spend sunsets here, overlooking Florida Bay in the Flamingo area at the southernmost tip of the Florida peninsula. It’s a serene place, where
Remarried, retraveling 🐊 “It felt fitting that our first national park together — where Nathan and I kayaked Buttonwood Canal, retracing the jet-black creek where my ex and I once tried to glue ourselves back together — was one o
Happy Fourth from us Oklahomos 🇺🇸 🏳️‍🌈 Just a reminder that Pride and patriotism are not mutually exclusive, and the latter doesn’t belong to one political party. This country can be hard to grapple with sometimes *flails arms wildly*

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• 60% cotton, 40% polyester
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• 3.5″ crown (8.9 cm)
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• Structured, six-panel cap
• 3.5″ crown (8.9 cm)
• Hard buckram front panels
• Mesh back
• Permacurv® visor, matching undervisor
• Plastic adjustable closure
• Head circumference: 21⅝″–23⅝″ (54.9 cm–60 cm)
• Blank product sourced from Vietnam or Bangladesh
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• Heather Grey is 90% cotton, 10% polyester
• Fabric weight: 4.3 oz/yd² (145.8 g/m²)
• 32 singles
• Pre-shrunk
• Blank product sourced from Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, or Cambodia

This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!
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