When Gabby Gabriel arrived in Shanghai, she couldn't find any other LGBTQ people to hang out with. Even in China's most socially progressive, outward-looking city, life for queer people is difficult. Conservatism still rules in the wider culture, so many are forced to live either closeted or very cautiously. Faced with the need to make friends and armed with a recognition of the growing queer population's rising economic influence, she has devised a social enterprise solution to not just her social isolation, but to the wider "Qmmunity's" as well. Her platform encourages mutual support, increased queer people's visibility, and reaches out to local businesses and institutions through sensitivity trainings and inclusive events. It's important work that she believes her privileged as a foreigner requires of her. "If we're not supporting each other, then how can we expect other people to?"

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