40 Plus: Gay Men. Gay Talk.30 Maj 2025

How to Embrace Queer Joy This Pride Season – Damian Pelliccione (They/Them)

What exactly is Queer Joy? How do you create it? And where can we, as gay men, unleash its power to make the biggest impact? I’m sitting down with Revry TV Co-Founder and CEO Damian Pelliccione (They/Them), who knows a thing or two about it—after all, their unapologetic Queer Joy helped land them on Goldman Sachs’ Top 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs list.

You might be thinking, Why does this matter if I’m a gay man over 40? Because representation matters. How we show up in the world is one of the most powerful callings we can answer. No fears, no excuses, no apologies.

In This Episode:

Find out who the 3rd largest consumer group is and why that matters to us.
Learn the '1 in 3 statistic' that’s flipping the script on anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric.
Discover how to embrace brands and organizations you thought turned their back on our community.

It’s time to show up bigger, bolder, and more joyfully than ever. Ready to unleash your Queer Joy? Let’s go.

About Damian (They/Them) As Hollywood's only openly Non-Binary CEO, Damian was named one of Business Insider’s “Top 16 Power Player Execs in AD Video Streaming Space” and is one of 4x intersectional diverse co-founders of Revry, the 1st global Queer (LGBTQ+) (Certified Minority Owned and Operated) streaming media company. Revry is available worldwide on over 60+ , Connected TV (CTV), Free-Ad-Supported-TV (FAST), Over-The-Top (OTT), desktop, mobile devices, smart tv, and major ad-supported networks. Revry was named ‘App of the Day’ by Apple IOS and Damian’s story was featured globally on Apple IOS in the ‘Developer Spotlight‘. Damian was named one of Goldman Sachs ‘Top 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs‘, was featured on the ‘Out 100’ list and is a proud recipient of the West Hollywood Rainbow Key Award. Damian and their co-founders are all graduates of Goldman Sachs Black and Latinx 2020 accelerator program. Damian is also a proud member of StartOut and Out in Tech. Connect With Damian Website Instagram Facedbook LinkedIn Hey Guys, Check This Out! Are you a guy who keeps struggling to do that thing? You know the thing you keep telling yourself and others you’re going to do, but never do? Then it’s time to get real and figure out why. Join the 40 Plus: Gay Men Gay Talk, monthly chats. They happen the third Monday of each month at 5:00 pm Pacific - Learn More! Also, join...

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