UNLEASHED, off the chain
NASCAR driver Zach Herrin LGBTQ business, cultural expo offers three days of panels and programs with celebrities, community leaders and influencers From Staff Reports Antoni Porowski Wesley Smoot, creator of Unleashed LGBTQ, has spent the last four years planning for and curating the LGBTQ business and cultural expo he is bringing to Gilley’s Dallas this weekend.
And he is proud of the robust cast of “talented, accomplished and empowering voices” coming together to participate, including “A-list actors, athletes, celebrities, entrepreneurs, industry experts, thought leaders and more.” Tickets to the event, which starts at 2 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 22, are $149 for one day, or $399 for a three-day pass. Tickets are available online at UnleashedLGBTQ.com. Some of the most recognizable names in the weekend’s lineup include Antoni Porowski from Queer Eye, Dyllón Burnside and Indya Moore from POSE, Billy Eichner from Bros, former Pennsylvania State Rep.
Brian Sims, Family Equality CEO Stacey Stevenson and numerous others. Ashley Brundage Here is the complete schedule of the expo, so you can plan how to most effectively spend your weekend. FRIDAY • 2 p.m.: A live interview with NASCAR stock car driver Zach Herrin who lives out and proud while competing in a sport that is inherently conservative. • 3 p.m.: Family Equality CEO Stacey Stevenson, an award-winning speaker and mother of two, talks about the national LGBTQ organization she leads and about growing up LGBTQ in the rural South in Friday’s keynote address.
