Welcome to Smart Gay Life!

It is an honor and a privilege to bring to you SmartGayLife.com. We want to be your complete resource to a fulfilling LGBTQ life with news, information, and guides to LGBTQ-friendly businesses to support smart choices and strengthen your ability to live well.

Over the years, and the many roads personally traveled, navigating life as a young gay male was at times frightening, and perplexing. Coming out, there were so many decisions that I needed to make. Not only in the present, but for my future. It was a time when I found myself being disowned by a family member or friend, or embraced by someone that would help guide me through the sometimes difficult path ahead.

At that point, I found that mostly I had to look within myself for the answers, and I did. My proudest moments, and personal accomplishments, came from my inner search. Sometimes the chosen road, or decision, was a dead end. However, I learned, I remembered, and I tried to avoid making the same mistakes again.

And, that is what Smart Gay Life is all about, helping you choose the right path. Everyone is an individual and no road will ever be traveled the same, but each and everyone is equally important.

So not only do we want to provide valuable information and quality articles, but we also want to provide LGBTQ-friendly business listings to help you make smart life choices. We want to make it easier for you to choose the right repair person, home builder, financial specialist, medical professional, baker, etc. Every life choice you need to make, Smart Gay Life wants to be there to help. You should be comfortable inviting a contractor into your home, or consulting with a local event planner. We want to help take the fear out of contacting a professional by prescreening, and rating each vendor on their stance on equality, and willingness to provide their service to the LGBT community without prejudice.

Over time, we will be providing original content from incredible authors. We also want to be a voice for the professionals and the business owners who can provide information about their specialties from planning a wedding, planning a family, buying a home, planning a vacation, planning for retirement, and more.

So please enjoy this journey that we all live and make the best decisions you can.

Choose Smart. Live Well.
Dean
Dean Layes
Founder/CEO