Jeff Kuykendall is grew up on a soybean farm in east central Kansas and now lives in central Arkansas where he seems quite content with his life.
We asked him how he ended up in Little Rock.

“My husband and I moved to Little Rock last July (2005) so that he could enter the first class of the Clinton School of Public Service,” Jeff explained. And now he lives in west Little Rock.

Jeff is a massage therapist and was featured recently on a news story Channel 4 did about this site and the gay spending dollar.
We asked him to talk about some of the work he has done for the GLBT community.

“I have been a volunteer at the Colorado AIDS Project, the Topeka AIDS Project, the Douglas County Aids Project and have participated in many rallies at the Kansas state house,” Jeff said.

What are your thoughts on coming out, advice to others, etc.?

“It's never easy for anyone. But believe in your own knowledge of yourself, the way to find yourself is to think for yourself.”

What do you see in the near future and long-range for gay rights/equality?

“We are making steady progress and will continue to make progress.”

Profiles in Pride Questions:

Date and place of birth? Emporia, Kansas, June 24, 1957

What is your favorite food? Sweet red peppers

What food will you not eat? Meat and poultry

What is the best job you've ever had? They have all been good, all been what I needed to be doing at the time

What is your dream job? I work to make what I'm doing now right for me, I've always been able to find a way to make my income doing something I want to be doing anyhow.

If you didn't have to work, what would you do with all of your time? I like working, can't imagine not doing something on a professional level, whether I need the income or not.

Who do you admire most (living or dead)? No answer given

Who would you lunch with if you could have anyone (living or dead)? No answer given

Who has had the greatest influence on your life? No answer given
What one thing would you not have done if you could go back in time? I wouldn't change a thing

What one thing would you have done if you could go back in time? I wouldn't change a thing … I don't dwell on the past or the future. I focus on living in the moment.

What is your favorite word? Don't have one

Least favorite word? Don't have one

Favorite curse word? Don't have one

What turns you on? directness

What turns you off? evasivness

What word would others use to describe you? Jeff

What word sums you up? I'm not a math equation