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 traveling around North America to prove that, wherever you are, there’s a queer community close by. For its 5th anniversary, Queer Across America has been revamped with higher-quality filming, an expanded array of states visited, and a new digital community element that includes Discord and Patreon, allowing viewers to join the journey!
Each episode highlights a city where London visits local queer-owned shops, explores the queer culture specific to the area, such as drag shows and other events, and learns about the 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 traveler battling the anxiety of being on the road, pushing through the fear of conservative areas, and facing the struggles of life on the road, to find LGBTQ+ communities.
“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 lonely 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 LGBT centers, 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 are so many people on this journey with me.”
Queer Across America is for those who enjoy traveling through storytelling, those who 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.
Queer Across America YouTube channel
