About the Podcast

Have you ever felt disconnected from your true self, wishing you could embrace your LGBTQ identity with confidence and pride? Together Moving Forward is a podcast helping 2SLGBTQIA+ people embrace self-love and self-respect, so you can celebrate yourself with pride. Hosted by Stef, a queer French-Canadian who’s walked his own path toward healing and acceptance, this show reminds you that you’re never alone in your journey. Each week, you’ll discover: Practical tools to build resilience and strengthen your self-love and identity. Heartfelt reflections and affirmations that help you heal and celebrate who you are with pride. Real, vulnerable stories from the Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and nonbinary community. Tune in every Monday to learn how to embrace self-love and self-respect! Begin with our listener-favorite episode: #47 - How Letting Go of Validation Changed My LGBTQ Identity, Pride, and Healing This podcast celebrates LGBTQ, LGBTQ+ and 2SLGBTQIA+ identity and Pride, sharing stories of Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, pansexual, and nonbinary people who are healing, building resilience, and embracing self-love, self-respect, and community.

About the Host

Stef Vachon

Stef Vachon is a proud queer man, husband, father, keynote speaker, former international professional figure skater with over 30 years of experience around the world, and the creator and host of the Together Moving Forward podcast — a platform dedicated to healing, resilience, identity, and empowerment for the LGBTQ+ community. After surviving years of homophobia, bullying, and abuse, Stef spent decades in survival mode before beginning a powerful healing journey that changed his life. Today, he stands in truth, pride, and self-love — and dedicates his voice to helping others feel less alone and more supported in their own journeys. He speaks with warmth, honesty, vulnerability, courage, and deep humanity — reminding audiences that healing is possible, identity is beautiful, and we are stronger than we think. Today, he uses his voice to help LGBTQ+ individuals move from survival to self-love, reminding them: You are worthy. You are enough. And you deserve a life you feel proud to live.

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