Serena and Rachel celebrated a full year of living together and enjoying Oakland, California, from their apartment together: The light on the lake in the evening, the excellent food and coffee, the beautiful art and creative humans who make Oakland unique and wonderful. They honored the occasion by taking photos in and around the community.
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Photographer: Simone Anne Photography
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Alaina Leary Lavoie is an award-winning editor and journalist. She is currently the Communications Manager of the nonprofit We Need Diverse Books and was the senior editor for Equally Wed Magazine from August 2018 to March 2020. Her work has been published in New York Times, Washington Post, Refinery29, Healthline, Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Boston Globe Magazine, and more. In 2017, she was awarded a Bookbuilders of Boston scholarship for her dedication to amplifying marginalized voices and advocating for an equitable publishing and media industry. Alaina lives in Boston with her wife and their two cats. You can find Alaina on Twitter and Instagram @alainaskeys.
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