Thanks to Instagram this Queer, Latino influencer found his N.J. community|Calavia-Robertson

An LGBTQ+ light from N.J. shines on Instagram

Chris Garces, 35, of Jersey City, finally found his "people" in N.J. by being his most authentic self online.Steve Hockstein | For NJ Advance

Sometimes all it takes to become an “overnight sensation” is years and years of nonstop hard work. Chris Garces, a queer, 35-year-old Instagram influencer who lives in Jersey City, says that’s certainly true for him.

After years of “creating content like it was nobody’s business,” he tells me the viral success he’d dreamed of for so long finally “just happened.”

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