‘Camp’ Campers are a diverse crowd of lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender folks from all over the world. While most of them hail from the U.S., over the past 20 years we’ve enjoyed hosting LGBTQ folks from such places as Canada, the U.K., Australia, Mexico, and Germany as well. Our Campers come from all walks of life and in all shapes, sizes, and ages. So don’t worry… you’ll fit right in!
As an introduction to some of the fun people you’ll meet when you join us at ‘Camp’ Camp, here are some random personal facts, Camp trivia, and pop-culture tidbits from some of our Campers. (New profiles are added periodically, so check back again!)
Rachel Wacker
- Full given name Rachel Marie Wacker
- Nickname Rach, Ray
- Hometown Canton, OH
- Current hometown Austin, TX
- Zodiac sign Leo
- ‘Camp’ Camp role Camper
- First year at Camp 2019
- Number of years at Camp so far 1
- First Rainbow Group Leader Stevie B.
- Favorite Camp Activity I did love Blacksmithing, but probably Pickleball is the favorite.
- Most surprising thing about Camp The overwhelming sense of peace/bliss
- Most embarrassing Camp moment I’m not the embarrassing type.
- Mac or PC? Depends on the project
- Most played song on your iPod Scissor Sisters radio on Pandora
- One album you couldn’t live without I’m not great at remembering album names. Ugh.
- Last movie you saw Brittany Runs a Marathon
- Last book you read Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
- Must-see TV show Schitt’s Creek, The Good Place,Criminal Minds
- Favorite reality show Top Chef (really any cooking competition I can watch)
- Only/oldest/middle child? Middle
- First same-sex kiss Sarah J., seventh grade
- Big celebrity crush Merritt Weaver, Sarah Rafferty, Ryan Eggold
- Cats or dogs? Yes, and goats, chickens, ducks, cows
- Favorite pizza topping Peppers (I’m really more of a pizza bottom, though.)
Ty Bruber
- Full given name Tyler James Bruber
- Nickname Ty
- Hometown Minneapolis, MN
- Current hometown Mendota Heights, MN
- Zodiac sign Gemini
- ‘Camp’ Camp role Camper
- First year at Camp 2019
- Number of years at Camp so far 1
- First Rainbow Group Leader Daphne Burt
- Favorite Camp Activity Pottery
- Most surprising thing about Camp All the fun activities
- Most embarrassing Camp moment I don’t have one. Yet. Haha.
- Mac or PC? Mac
- Most played song on your iPod ODESZA, “For Us (feat. Briana Marela)”
- One album you couldn’t live without ODESZA, In Return
- Last movie you saw Airplane and Airplane II
- Last book you read The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
- Must-see TV show Darren Brown: The Push
- Favorite reality show Below Deck
- Only/oldest/middle child? Youngest
- First same-sex kiss Leo, long distance
- Big celebrity crush Henrique Lima
- Cats or dogs? Both
- Favorite pizza topping BBQ Chicken
Amy Putnam
- Full given name Amy Jeanne Putnam
- Nickname Don’t really have one
- Hometown Claremont, NH
- Current hometown Claremont, NH (I haven’t been here the whole time, though sometimes it feels that way!)
- Zodiac sign Libra
- ‘Camp’ Camp role Stained Glass Instructor
- First year at Camp 2008
- Number of years at Camp so far 12 (including 2019)
- First Rainbow Group Leader Gail Gormley
- Favorite Camp Activity I’m most fond of the in-between times when people just hang out and chat.
- Most surprising thing about Camp It’s amazingly refreshing every year to be reminded of how accepting and welcoming everyone is. We meet you where you are. That’s a rare and beautiful thing.
- Most embarrassing Camp moment I’m sure there is one but I’ve managed to block it from my memory. (Ha!)
- Mac or PC? Mac
- Most played song on your iPod Carrie Newcomer, “I Meant to Do My Work Today”
- One album you couldn’t live without Carrie Newcomer, Kindred Spirits
- Last movie you saw Mary Poppins Returns
- Last book you read A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
- Must-see TV show Great British Baking Show
- Favorite reality show Real Housewives of NYC
- Only/oldest/middle child? Oldest
- First same-sex kiss Lisa, in college
- Big celebrity crush Renee O’Connor
- Cats or dogs? Cats
- Favorite pizza topping Chicken & pesto
Geoff Lee
- Full given name Geoffrey Scott Lee
- Nickname G-off, Joff, Jeff, Godfrey, Pitbull Avenger
- Hometown Split between Youngstown, OH & Philadelphia, PA (I also consider Macon, GA one of them, too)
- Current hometown Los Angeles, CA
- Zodiac sign Taurus
- ‘Camp’ Camp role Camper (2019), former Rainbow Group Leader
- First year at Camp 2009
- Number of years at Camp so far 1o (including 2019)
- First Rainbow Group Leader Thom Higgins (best Rainbow Group Leader EVER!!!)
- Favorite Camp Activity Paddle boarding, Ropes Course, Barn Dance, Model Rockets, porch time on any porch, wondering around
- Most surprising thing about Camp Wow. How much impact ‘Camp’ Camp has made in my life from friendships that will last forever to having permission to be myself and be proud of my quirky loving goofball self.
- Most embarrassing Camp moment I’ve done a few embarrassing things at Camp! Maybe “Sexy Elephants” … or dancing in a tutu to “Rainbow Connection”. Possibly my first Tea Dance outfit (the crazy Pitbull Avenger with blue hair). I really can’t pinpoint one thing… I did have fun, though, and hope for many more of those moments!!
- Mac or PC? iPad & iPhone only
- Most played song on your iPod Right now it’s Mama Cass or Aretha Franklin. Maybe Green Day.
- One album you couldn’t live without How about all of Spotify?
- Last movie you saw The Favourite
- Last book you read Alien: Covenant Origins by Alan Dean Foster
- Must-see TV show Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, The Good Place
- Favorite reality show RuPaul’s Drag Race (for now), Judge Judy (for life)
- Only/oldest/middle child? Only
- First same-sex kiss Rick at 18 years old, winter for freshman year in college (I snuck into Temple University gay Christmas party!)
- Big celebrity crush Robert DeNiro (in Taxi Driver) or Manny Jacinto from The Good Place
- Cats or dogs? Dogs
- Favorite pizza topping Plain cheese!!
Jill Stone
- Full given name Jill Emma Stone
- Nickname I don’t really have any, though my football friends insist on using my full first and surname every time they address me.
- Hometown Harrogate, North Yorkshire, UK
- Current hometown Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
- Zodiac sign Leo
- ‘Camp’ Camp role Beverage Team (i.e., your friendly bartender and person who will sneak you extra Diet Cokes)
- First year at Camp 2018
- Number of years at Camp so far 1
- First Rainbow Group Leader John Michel
- Favorite Camp Activity Morning Swim, Adventure Course & Climbing Wall, talking with all the amazing people, dancing behind the bar
- Most surprising thing about Camp How it instantly felt like my place with my people.
- Most embarrassing Camp moment I wasn’t embarrassed about anything as everyone was so kind, but people did seem to be entertained by me doing the Aqua Bull Riding in my underwear!
- Mac or PC? PC
- Most played song on your iPod Kim Petras, “All the Time” (but my kid has access to my music, so by stats it is probably a random song from the film Sing!)
- One album you couldn’t live without Childish Gambino, Camp (at the moment)
- Last movie you saw Matilda
- Last book you read Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
- Must-see TV show Game of Thrones, Peaky Blinders, Dear White People
- Favorite reality show Queer Eye
- Only/oldest/middle child? Youngest
- First same-sex kiss My best friend when I was 18
- Big celebrity crush Rhea Butcher
- Cats or dogs? I love dogs, but for practicality it will have to be cats.
- Favorite pizza topping Pineapple, pesto, and olives
Bron Greenfeather
- Full given name Bron Ross Duane Greenfeather Jr.
- Nickname Bron
- Hometown Wichita, KS
- Current hometown Wichita, KS
- Zodiac sign Sagittarius
- ‘Camp’ Camp role Camper
- First year at Camp 2018
- Number of years at Camp so far 1
- First Rainbow Group Leader Michele DiPietro (a/k/a Jazzhands)
- Favorite Camp Activity Talent/No Talent Show
- Most surprising thing about Camp Unconditional Love from every single person I met.
- Most embarrassing Camp moment Kisses from someone I had a crush on.
- Mac or PC? Mac
- Most played song on your iPod Bette Midler, “One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show”
- One album you couldn’t live without Bette Midler, Experience the Divine
- Last movie you saw Wild Oats with Shirley MacLaine & Jessica Lange
- Last book you read Logical Family: A Memoir by Armistead Maupin
- Must-see TV show The Voice, How to Get Away with Murder
- Favorite reality show Big Brother
- Only/oldest/middle child? Oldest
- First same-sex kiss Kenneth Kolle, at age 22
- Big celebrity crush Channing Tatum
- Cats or dogs? Dogs
- Favorite pizza topping Pepperoni
The Bishops: Bonnie & Linda
- How/where did you meet? Introduced at work on Bonnie’s first day at L Brands by a director, December 4, 2000
- First date September 20, 2001 – dinner at Union Station, a gay restaurant/bar in Columbus, OH. … Linda: “I’m not even sure that evening started out as a date, but once I kissed her the rest is history. Only interesting because I had never been with a woman. The day I met Bonnie at work there was an instant connection/chemistry, and we both felt it. I was totally smitten, it just took [nine months] for anything to happen since she thought I was straight. There is my coming-out story.”
- Years together 16
- Kids/grandkids 2 kids – Christopher, 39 & Joy, 37; 2 grandsons – Cameron, 19 & Cooper, 9
Bonnie Bishop
- Full given name Bonnie Jean Bishop
- Nickname B., Bon Bon
- Hometown Cincinnati, OH
- Current hometown Cincinnati, OH
- Zodiac sign Virgo
- ‘Camp’ Camp role Camper
- First year at Camp 2015
- Number of years at Camp so far 4 (including 2018)
- First Rainbow Group Leader Trina Cook
- Favorite Solo Camp Activity Volleyball
- Favorite Couple Camp Activity Dancing
- Most surprising thing about Camp More fun than I anticipated
- Most embarrassing Camp moment Misadventure with a sailboat
- Mac or PC? PC
- Most played song on your iPod “Seasons of Love” from Rent
- One album you couldn’t live without Original Broadway Cast Recording, Something’s Rotten
- Last movie you saw The Post
- Last book you read The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield
- Must-see TV show Grace & Frankie
- Favorite reality show None
- Only/oldest/middle child? Third of four
- First same-sex kiss Julie in high school
- Big celebrity crush Johnny Dep, Jennifer Lopez
- Cats or dogs? Dogs
- Favorite pizza topping Cheese
Linda Bishop
- Full given name Linda Joy Anthony
- Nickname Poopsie, Lin or Linny
- Hometown Columbus, OH
- Current hometown Cincinnati, OH
- Zodiac sign Scorpio
- ‘Camp’ Camp role Camper
- First year at Camp 2015
- Number of years at Camp so far 4 (including 2018)
- First Rainbow Group Leader Susan Clinkenbeard
- Favorite Solo Camp Activity Jewelry
- Favorite Couple Camp Activity Dancing
- Most surprising thing about Camp The camaraderie and family feeling
- Most embarrassing Camp moment Luckily I haven’t had one yet.
- Mac or PC? PC
- Most played song on your iPod Keith Urban, “The Fighter”
- One album you couldn’t live without The Very Best of Chris Botti
- Last movie you saw The Post
- Last book you read The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
- Must-see TV show Madam Secretary
- Favorite reality show None
- Only/oldest/middle child? Oldest
- First same-sex kiss Bonnie on our first real date
- Big celebrity crush Jason Momoa, Jennifer Lopez
- Cats or dogs? Dogs
- Favorite pizza topping Veggies
Nicole Gray
- Full given name Nicole Ashanté Gray
- Nickname Nick, Nikki, Mango
- Hometown Monterey, CA
- Current hometown Oakland, CA
- Zodiac sign Gemini
- ‘Camp’ Camp role Camper
- First year at Camp 2017
- Number of years at Camp so far 1
- First Rainbow Group Leader David Puterbaugh
- Favorite Camp Activity Lip-Sync Throwdown!
- Most surprising thing about Camp How everyone treats each other like family.
- Most embarrassing Camp moment When my cabin mates caught me fantasizing about my camp crush.
- Mac or PC? PC
- Most played song on your iPod Frankie Smith, “Double Dutch Bus”
- One album you couldn’t live without Simon & Garfunkel, The Concert in Central Park
- Last movie you saw It (2017)
- Last book you read Backpacking California by Wilderness Press
- Must-see TV show Law & Order: SVU or Xena: Warrior Princess
- Favorite reality show Masterchef
- Only/oldest/middle child? Only
- First same-sex kiss Marie S., 14 years old at Girl Scout Camp
- Big celebrity crush Tyne Daly, Audra McDonald, Tracie Thomas
- Cats or dogs? Both
- Favorite pizza topping Spinach and tomato
Cameron Dunn
- Full given name Cameron Christopher Dunn
- Nickname Cam ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- Hometown Massillon, OH
- Current hometown Brooklyn, NY
- Zodiac sign Taurus …but I don’t think the arrangement of the stars has any effect on my personality. Go ahead, FIGHT ME!
- ‘Camp’ Camp role Camp Store Assistant & Social Media Assistant
- First year at Camp 2017
- Number of years at Camp so far 2 (including 2018)
- First Rainbow Group Leader Scott Tyson
- Favorite Camp Activity Beyond general quality time well spent, watching the Lip-Sync Throwdown! was a spiritual experience.
- Most surprising thing about Camp The space made for each person to meet each other person as they are.
- Most embarrassing Camp moment Forgetting words to my favorite song in the spotlight of the Talent/No Talent Show stage!
- Mac or PC? Mac
- Most played song on your iPod Luanne la Havas, “Don’t Wake Me Up”
- One album you couldn’t live without Perfume Genius, No Shape
- Last movie you saw Wonder Woman
- Last book you read Trans: A Memoir by Juliet Jacques
- Must-see TV show Pushing Daisies
- Favorite reality show RuPaul’s Drag Race; So You Think You Can Dance
- Only/oldest/middle child? Oldest
- First same-sex kiss David DeWitt, freshman year of college, Spider-Man style.
- Big celebrity crush Eddie Redmayne
- Cats or dogs? Cats
- Favorite pizza topping Sauce. (Hah)
