デレク・ブラスバーグさんのインスタグラム写真 - (デレク・ブラスバーグInstagram)「The short caption: TAKE IT LIKE IMAN! Thrilled and humbled to be honored by @housingworks alongside the iconic @the_real_iman @jasonbolden and @adair_curtis at this year's Groundbreaker Awards, and extra grateful to @siennathing for presenting me the gong 🏠❤️🏆 The long caption: Growing up in St. Louis, I didn’t know any gay people. Now I joke that the only out people my family knew when I was young were Elton John and Liberace. In the 90s, the AIDS crisis felt a scary, looming obstacle in a community I knew I was secretly a part of. So I was scared to grow up and come out. But! When I got to New York in 2000, I was relieved to discover organizations like Housing Works, which display the power of chosen families and support systems. I saw the LGBTQ+ community take care of their elderly, especially when they had nowhere else to turn. It was incredible. It filled me with pride. Housing Works was founded in 1990 by people who were dedicated to serving the tens of thousands of homeless men, women and children living with HIV and AIDS. In the past three decades, they’ve worked with more than 150,000 (!) people in this community. Today, they run more than 700 units of supportive housing, more than any similar provider in the nation. Their tireless work is now helping to bring an end to the AIDS epidemic and fight policies that continue to marginalize communities at risk. Last week, they honored me with a Groundbreaker Award, which made me nostalgic for the 23 years I've lived in this town. I've gone from a Housing Works shopper to an honoree, from being a bright eyed kid in this big city to being a proud gay father with kids I hope will become the sort of New Yorkers that build and support Housing Works's missions. (In her introduction, Sienna Miller also reminded me we met as wild teenagers and have somehow turned into wild parents of wild kids of our own.) Thank you to the many incredible people at Housing Works and Design on a Dime that work tirelessly on behalf of the LGBTQ+ community. Your work is incredible and honorable, and I salute you. And thanks to my mom and dad for coming out to continually support me. ❤️ 📸: Gary Gershoff for Getty」4月28日 1時47分