Η αίσθηση της ελευθερίας και αυτό το μοναδικό συναίσθημα του να σπας τους κανόνες και να αποδεσμεύεσαι από νόρμες συμμετέχοντας σε κάτι απίστευτα δυναμικό ήταν το κίνητρο που οδήγησε στην ίδρυση του thetravelinbum.

Ένα 24χρονος είναι ο εμπνευστής του επιτυχημένου λογαριασμού στο Instagram.

Ο ίδιος πάλευε με την σεξουαλικότητά του και αποφάσισε να μετατρέψει την συναισθηματικά φορτισμένη στιγμή της «αποκάλυψης» της σεξουαλικής ταυτότητας σε μια θεραπευτική και εμπνευσμένη διαδικασία που γιορτάζει το γυμνό σώμα.

Τον ακολούθησαν πολλά μέλη της LGBT κοινότητας που εμπνέουν με τις ιστορίες τους.

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I'm about to turn 30 and finding that reality is a bit tougher to deal with than I would've expected. I wanted to treat myself and had never been to Asia before but I was having a hard time finding a friend whose schedule matched mine. I ended up booking the flights with a friend who's my absolute polar opposite. 3 weeks in a foreign continent together seemed scary, but, as he phrased it in the end, there's no friendship between two people that are so different they can't find things in common, or so alike they can't teach each other something different. I learned to not be so serious and deep about everything and that whatever's meant to be will be.

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My name is Tim and I'm from Australia. The beach has always been an escape for me ! Growing up in a world where I felt like I didn't fit in wasn't always easy but the beach for me is my place of peace, happiness & positivity. I really do believe that the greatest accomplishment in life is being yourself in a world that's trying to make you like everyone else. Be proud of your differences and the things that make you unique ! Also I think it's important to follow your heart and intuition. My heart always leads me back to the beach 

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I came out fully to myself the summer before sophomore year of college, although I knew I liked guys long before that. I was raised Catholic, and on some level am still religious, but as a kid, it was difficult to acknowledge my same sex attractions. Eventually, I came to the conclusion that God made me the way I am (which is fabulous), and told my family. My dad took it well, but my mom needed some time. However, they're both my biggest supporters and couldn't be more proud and happy for me. That photo was taken at Bouquet Falls in Santa Clarita. I discovered it almost by accident after giving up looking for ANOTHER waterfall.

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The first person I told was my best friend from high school. He just laughed and said whatever. Over time I told more and more of my friends. I told my dad before a family vacation and he was who I thought would be the most difficult but he was the easiest. My last relationship was long distance with the man of my dreams. Because I was afraid of my moms reaction I kept him at arms length and it destroyed my relationship. I promised myself and him that I would never lie to her and after my breakup she asked me why I couldn't eat and most importantly why I was crying. I told her with tears streaming down my face. A week later I went public and apologized to my dream man for treating him like I did. I was brought to tears by the support I found. I hope no one ever has to go through what I have been through. My heart is in pieces and I'm still trying to pick them all up. My advice to anyone struggling like I was: don't be afraid, you actually have more support than you know.

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I never thought that I would feel comfortable truly being myself, until these guys came into my life.

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I come from a religious immigrant family so being gay wasn't really an option. Coming out to mum and dad was always going to be hard. The night I did, there were a lot of tears but one laugh I now get out of it, over 11 years later, is how my mum said 'I knew I should've never let you watch Will and Grace!!!' I told her THAT isn't why I'm gay. Also, that DVD box set belonged to my brother not me... but cut to 5 years later and my brother came out. #gaybros

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