For many of these women, coming out as LGBTQ+ happened later in life. "The women in these portraits grew up when coming out meant risking their health, their jobs, their housing, their families, their friends ... The women you see here are taking a risk to be seen as they really are. To show that being openly LGBTQ is profoundly human and courageous," said Carey Candrian, an internal medicine associate professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. See more profiles at the link in our bio. 📸 : Carey Candrian