Austin, Joyce, Terrell/ 29, 27, 28 / Three Sisters in Katoomba, Australia

“Celebrating after the 2nd annual International GAF (Gay AF) Caucus, an organization started in Ljubljana, Slovenia during a year-long trip that resulted in matching tattoos (not a cult, promise). Not pictured: wine, block of cheese, Justin Bieber’s “Sorry”.”

Ali / 33 / Lisbon, Portugal

“I couldn’t afford to go back to San Francisco like I wanted this summer, but I somehow managed to pick the most San Franciscan city in Europe instead (seriously, look up the 25 de Abril Bridge and those hill gradients!). This photo was taken in a little courtyard we found by a church on my first day there, the pink flowers that’d dropped were all dried into the perfect confetti to throw around.”

Jamie / 29 / Maine

“This pic was taken at a pitstop at Allagash Brewery on our way to Acadia National Park last summer. My friends and i rented a large creepy house on top of a mountain with a old quarry as a swimming pool. We ate, drank, hiked, played board games and relaxed for a week. The weather was perfect and the air was clean. A nice change from dirty jersey. Here i am in my happy place trying some beer (I wound up drinking most of this beer and passing out in the car for a few hours as my friends drove…oops). My friends aren’t photography skilled so no cool action shot of me running up a mountain.”

Jen Nalbantyan / 32 / Skidaway Island State Park, Savannah, GA

“My wife and I live in Chicago. We met nine years ago this month in Atlanta and (very) shortly thereafter took our first road trip through Savannah and on to Tybee Island (aka trashy tybee – if you know, you know). We decided to be nostalgic and revisit some old haunts. This is a picture of me which I’ve tentatively titled “Stussy draped in southern moss.””

Katrina / 34 / Bellingham, WA

“Post-Bellingham Pride, enjoying a sunny afternoon by the water in all my rainbow glory.”

Amanda and Jess / 29, 24 /Rochester, NY

“First couple’s vacation together! We went to the Museum of Play and the Owl House. We love reading Autostraddle together and separately.”

Fia / 27 / Metropolitan Museum of Art

“Playing tour guide at the Met is a favorite past time, followed by hot dogs and ice cream on the infamous steps. What better way to celebrate the anniversary of The Mixed Up Files of Basil E. Frankweiler than with an in depth exploration of the Temple of Dendur?”

Shauns and Sam / 23 / Victoria By The Sea, Prince Edward Island, Canada

“We left Ireland to go exploring the East Coast of Canada, Sam’s childhood home, and found dinosaurs at the Discovery Centre in Halifax and hot chocolate in Victoria by the Sea with Sam’s trusty old polaroid in tow.”

Emma / 28 / Spain

“This is me buying olives in the central market in Valencia. I’m 28 and I’m a PhD student in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, in the Netherlands.”