Twelve Soldiers is a year-long series of photographs and articles that each month will feature a different LGBTQ social justice warrior who has used their position, their celebrity, or their downright determination to affect change in the LGBTQ community. Each honoree receives a $1000 donation to the charity of his, her or their choice from NEFT Vodka.

With portraits by Paul Robinson and interviews by Alan Uphold, Twelve Soldiers uplifts, elevates and raises awareness for LGBTQ causes year-round. Spotlighting 12 leaders in the LGBTQ community, Twelve Soldiers appears monthly with profiles of personal action and collective change. Through images and interviews, Twelve Soldiers showcases the lives of leaders working to change the world. In these profiles, the honorees share their experience and achievement through conversation and photos. Centering compassion, care and community, Twelve Soldiers wins the battle for hearts and minds.

At year’s end, all 12 of the profiles will be bound and published as a limited-edition volume, with proceeds distributed equally among the Soldiers’ favorite charities.

The series, named “12 Soldiers,” will feature Paul’s photographs and a profile of a different LBTQIA social justice warrior each month.

In addition to spotlighting the featured soldier, NEFT Vodka will donate $1,000 to a charity chosen by that soldier.

Written by Alan Uphold

Photographs by Paul Robinson

About Paul Robinson:

Paul Robinson is a photography based, mixed media contemporary artist located in Los Angeles who regularly works and exhibits in London, Hong Kong, and Los Angeles and has been collected throughout the United States, Europe Asia, and the Middle East. His images are a unique and sometimes whimsical blend of story and image, usually layering or juxtaposing people and their surroundings. Paul Robinson is the Chief Creative Officer for NEFT Vodka and the creator of the Twelve Soldiers Project.

About Alan Uphold:

Alan Uphold Alan Uphold is a communication consultant, speechwriter, and public speaking professor who began his career as a publicist at Warner Brothers in 1992. Between continuing as a celebrity and corporate publicist as well as teaching, Uphold has volunteered innumerable hours as a board member for Human Rights Campaign, Equality California, Trans Chorus of Los Angeles and Stonewall National Museum & Archives, among others. He currently splits his time between Tavira, Portugal and Palm Springs, California with his husband, Jeff, and their rescue dog, Tucker.

About NEFT Vodka:

NEFT Vodka is a Premium Austrian vodka that believes the world is a better place when diversity is celebrated, and people come together to lift, support, and bring awareness to communities and individuals who may be underrepresented.