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Giving back and moving forward inspires the founder of VolunQueer.

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One Helps the Young, One Hosts the Old, and One Films It All: Celebrating Three of Houston’s Diverse LGBTQ Volunteers

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At first glance, Brandon Wilke, Bob Briddick, and Melelani Petersen couldn’t be more dissimilar.

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