Affinity Inc Magazine - The Voice of LGBTQ+ Business & Inclusive Procurement

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Volume 1 · 2026 · Out now

"The businesses in these pages do not need one more place to be admired. They need places to be found."

Evan Low, CEO of the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, speaking at a podium on stage

Evan Low and the Power of Representation

How a 21-year-old city council candidate who lost by one point became CEO of the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, and why the backlash is producing more candidates, not fewer.

By Diane Sears

Brian Auden, Publisher of Affinity Inc Magazine

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Leadership Spotlight

Meet Brian Auden, Publisher of Affinity

A 10-year-old in a bookstore. A paratrooper. A supplier-diversity executive who bet a company on good weather and lost it. Meet the man who now owns the magazine.

By Affinity Inc Staff

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From the Publisher's Desk · The Digital Issue

A Place to Meet, Not Just to Read

A new mark, a rebuilt site, the Affinity Inc Exchange, and 14 years of archive you can finally search.

By Affinity Inc Staff

Go for the Greens attendees in matching green t-shirts, group photo

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Feature · Go for the Greens

Cultivating Connections

Two women. One cocktail napkin. Nearly 20 years later, the conference they sketched out still has no paid staff, and still caps itself at 300 people on purpose.

By Affinity Inc Staff

Chris Rollins, professional portrait in blue blazer

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The Ripple Effect · Reclaim Your Influence

Making Moments Matter

Making moments matter in a world that feels out of control: the work continued, but the evidence went dark, a different problem than it looks like.

By Chris Rollins

Nicole Gress, founder and CEO of Undead Voice.

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CEO Chat

Nicole Gress · Undead Voice

She left the clinic because the system was not going to evolve fast enough. Six years later, Undead Voice is the largest global community of trans voice learners.

Affinity Inc Staff

Rex Wilde of Rex Wilde Consulting holding an award.

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CEO Chat

Rex Wilde · Rex Wilde Consulting

A decade of doors knocked, the largest transgender career fair in the world, and 200+ companies trained, on inclusion work that outlasts a single workshop.

Affinity Inc Staff

Four dots, one rising line

Look at where the dots in our name actually sit. They are the dots of the letters, and read that way, they are people. Each i is a person. The n is two people with an arch between them. Four figures: the middle two already connected, the outer two turned toward them, not yet introduced. Closing that gap is the whole job.

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The Digital Magazine

A letter from the publisher — and the boldest issue we've ever made.

This relaunch edition marks a turning point for Affinity Inc Magazine. Inside: the stories, leaders, and ideas shaping the future of LGBTQ+ business equality and inclusive procurement in 2026 and beyond.

— Brian Auden, Publisher

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