Gay Ukrainian immigrant Art Bezrukavenko for So.Gay

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So.Gay’s latest The Hottest Ever cover star, Art Bezrukavenko, is a businessman who’s taken the Internet by storm. We go behind-the-scenes with Art to uncover his story, his entrepreneurial passions and the freedom it brings, and how he’s created one of the Internet’s most bustling gay communities.

Art Bezrukavenko left Ukraine at 17, fleeing the war and a land riddled with homophobia. He studied in Poland for three years before arriving in the US in 2017 with just $500 and a dream—or, more accurately, a hunger for gay culture. But then again, what gay man wouldn’t crave it after living deep in the closet?

Unfortunately, gaining American residency didn’t give him the courage to come out. He drifted between cities, taking whatever work he could find—waiting tables, working in call centers, and even dancing on laps.

Ironically, the person he was hiding from would become the key to his success: himself.

Read the whole story on So.Gay