HONOREE
DUBBS WEINBLATT
FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, “THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT”
Dubbs Weinblatt is the founder, executive producer, and host of
“Thank You For Coming Out,” an improv and storytelling show series
that is now also a Gay City News podcast celebrating the LGBTQIA+
community by showcasing queer stories and identities.
Dubbs is trans, genderqueer, queer, and gay. Each of those words
means something different to them and is an important part of their identity.
On the “Thank You For Coming Out” podcast, Dubbs talks to lesbian, gay, trans, bi, non-binary, and other members of
the queer community about their coming out stories. Recent guests have included Sara Bareilles, a community ally who
is a Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, and the composer of the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical “Waitress”;
Glennon Doyle, the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller “Untamed” who founded Together Rising, an all-women
led nonprofi t organization that has raised more than $25 million for women, families, and children in crisis; Joey Soloway,
a non-binary activist who is a two-time Emmy Award-winning television auteur, a founding member of the #TimesUp and
#5050by2020 campaigns, and the author of “She Wants It”; Ez Menas, a star of Alanis Morrisette’s Broadway musical
“Jagged Little Pill”; and Faiven Feshazion, a Brooklyn-based actor and model who made her Off-Broadway debut in “The
Bigot” at Theatre at St. Clement’s.
Dubbs is also the co-founder — with personal trainer Geoffrey Kidwell, who appeared with Sara Bareilles on “Thank
You For Coming Out” — and executive producer of Craft Your Truth, an organization that encourages LGBTQIA+ folks
to use any kind of performance art as a way to express their stories and connect with the community around them.
They believe that everyone can fi nd a golden thread in their unique personal story and, with the help of a professional
performing artist, can spin their story into a form of creative expression to inspire them to fi nd confi dence, empowerment,
and their place in the community’s larger fabric.
In their professional life, Dubbs is associate director of education and training at Keshet, a national organization that
works for the full equality of all LGBTQ Jews and their families in Jewish life. In that role, they travel the country using
their strong facilitation skills and humor to inspire and help create institutional change. The organization equips Jewish
organizations with the skills and knowledge to build LGBTQ-affi rming communities, create spaces in which all queer
Jewish youth feel seen and valued, and advance LGBTQ rights nationwide. Among Keshet’s unique offerings are LGBTQ
& Ally Teen Shabbaton Retreats that offer youth the opportunity to learn, grow, and celebrate who they are in a warm
and vibrant community.
Born in Columbus, Ohio, Dubbs struggled to fi gure out and embrace their trans and queer identities and has dedicated
their life to make it easier for those who may be struggling as they did.
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