Same-sex marriage Activist who directed and produced the 2001 documentary A Union in Wait.
He earned a BFA from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
He was elected the President of the LGBT Democrats of North Carolina and worked for National Geographic after making his documentary.
He and his sister were raised in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
He followed in the footsteps of Harvey Milk to become an important gay rights figure.
