Gay vegetarian
Let me start by saying that I’m not one to worship celebrities. Neither Larissa nor I track the latest celebrity gossip or keep up with the love lives of anyone famous. But I do appreciate the platform celebrities have and how they can use it for good causes. It’s truly inspiring when well-known figures use their alter to promote positive transform, like living a vegan or vegetarian lifestyle.
When celebrities (including artists, writers, athletes, and musicians) embrace plant-based living, it brings more attention to the benefits of such choices, from better health to a more sustainable environment.
In this article, in honor of Pride Month, we’re displaying 15 LGBTQ+ celebrities and famous historical figures who have chosen vegan or vegetarian lifestyles. These folks use their fame to advocate for compassion, health, and the planet, displaying that even small choices can lead to huge impacts.
Before we give a special shout-out to our 15 LGBTQIA2S+ vegan and vegetarian famous people, let’s talk about why “coming out” no matter who you are, is so important.
Vegetarian Zen is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may – Posted Under:LBGTQ, Politics, Uncategorized Many clear memories of this marvelous man, 33 years after he passed away. Felix has been physically gone for 33 years now, an amount of time that is almost doomed for me to believe. He’s been gone longer than he lived. And through all of those years, there is rarely[…] – Posted Under:Uncategorized I got the news yesterday that Sarah Kramer, rock star vegan cookbook author (and so much more), had passed away on May 3rd. She had battled cancer and most recently a brain tumor and although the news was not a surprise it sure did alter me. Sarah has been part[…] – Posted Under:Mike and Dan, Politics, Poverty My diaper donation program to Tijuana shelters is growing to services. I just did another donation dropoff of diapers, tampons, pads, and formula to shelters serving immigrant and refugee women with children at the border. I’m excited to be back in Tijuana. The border is different now. With the new[…] – Posted Under:Books and Movies, Food Review And I need your help! It’s effortless to We had a chance to chat with Timothy Pakron, cookbook author of Mississippi Vegan, as skillfully as a author, photographer, and gardener who shares his love of Southern food through his perspective as a vegan home prepare. We discuss his path to build Mississippi Vegan (the blog) and eventually the cookbook, his approach to developing accessible recipes, and celebrate what it means to be gay and vegan in the South. First, tell us a bit about how you first got into cooking and sharing recipes. My journey started as a young boy growing up in Mississippi. I was always fascinated by plants, mushrooms, and entity creative. I had a big desire, and I learned pretty early on that I was a bit more excited about nourishment than most. I first started cooking in the 6th). As a teenager, I would observe my mom in the kitchen and would watch other cooking shows on the Food Network, oftentimes trying my hand at what sparked my interest. As I grew older, I would cook food for my friends in high school, and I loved it. It wasn’t until college when I went vegan that I remember people started asking me for recipes, which was exciting for me! I had definitely gained a reputation for making de Veganism is often seen as “queer” and a lot of queer-identifying people are vegan. But is this a pure coincidence, or is there a correlation between being queer and being vegan? Recently, I was on a date with a teen and, both being vegetarian or vegan, we discussed our dietary habits. She mentioned that she had a lot of lgbtq+ friends who also happened to be vegetarian or vegan, and then made a fleeting comment about this seeming to be the case for a lot of queer people. Strangely enough, I’d never really thought about it before that, but a lot of queer people do occur to also be vegetarian or vegan. In fact, journalist Josie Le Vay created a poll on vegan Facebook groups in the UK, asking people if they identified as LGBT+. Out of 925 responses, 66.4% said they were LGBT+. But of course, just one poll doesn’t handle whether or not there is a link, nor the similarities and differences of being lgbtq+ and being vegan. So, I spoke to some queer vegans to find out what they think and how they undergo these concepts overlap and differ. Is being queer and vegan a pure coincidence, or is there a correlation? Fir
The Gay Vegans
Exploring the intersection of queer society and veganism