Instagram is a great place to share your goals as well as showing people what you’ve been up to. Others use it to talk about their business, their pets, and even their significant other. One Instagram couple you may not have heard of yet, but should know and follow, is Just For Deux. It’s run by same-sex, interracial couple AJ Cartas and Simon Malette.
Being an LGBT couple is unique in itself, but being interracial makes them even more unique! It’s interesting to see that the biggest LGBT couple accounts are white men, so it’s refreshing to see one of the up and coming couples on Instagram being interracial as well as being international. AJ is a first-generation immigrant from the Philippines who immigrated to the US when he was seven. Simon is from Montreal, Canada, who lived in the US in his early teens and moved back a few years ago.
AJ and Simon met on Instagram when Simon slid into AJ’s DMs in early 2018. After a few messages, they started FaceTiming. When they both realized that they’re not being catfished, AJ decided to fly to Montreal a few weeks later. AJ had to fly back to Los Angeles and when they realized that long-distance was hard, AJ packed up his things and moved to Montreal.
Fast forward to 2020, they both have started their own businesses. AJ is currently the Founder & CEO of Syzygy Social, a social media agency. Simon is currently helping companies raise funding. Not only are they business owners, but they also have a non-profit called Our Damn Time, which advocates for equality. AJ & Simon are both college dropouts, but they are able to use that as an advantage rather than a handicap.
Now that you’ve had a brief introduction with Just For Deux, I highly recommend following them. They’ve mentioned that there will be a lot of travel involved that’s upcoming. Also, follow them if you need business advice or if you want to get involved in politics and non-profit work. The LGBT community stil faces sub-human treatment and we need to ensure equal protection and equal rights for all humans.