Jake is a Washington, D.C.-area native who has loved cars since he was born. He works in technology consulting by day, but has a weekend racing hobby that has snowballed over the past 10 years. He loves to cook (and eat), stay fit, do nearly anything outside, and travel.

His website is unique because it is one of, if not the only, website about motorsport for LGBTQ people.

“This is all so special to me because as a kid, I would read various car magazines *voraciously* – things like Car & Driver and Road & Track. As I got older and figured some things out myself, there was a very real question of ‘can I be gay and into cars?’ I always wanted to review cars, I always loved racing and driving, and while there have been (and are) LGBTQ people involved in those worlds, they historically have not been out until they retire. I vowed to be a public, visible, powerful presence because visibility is the first step in building a community where two uncommon elements of one’s self intersect.“