Greg Newton & Donnie Jochum

Greg Newton (he/him) moved to New York City in 1991 to escape his evangelical Christian family. He was pursuing a PhD in art history at the City University of New York Graduate Center and teaching art history and writing at Parsons The New School for Design before deciding to leave academia to found the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division with his partner, Donnie Jochum, in 2012.

Donnie Jochum is the co-founder, co-owner of the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division. With his partner Greg Newton, he devotes his energy to creating space for the queer community to discover books and art and experience events that celebrate queer vision. Donnie graduated as a literature major from the University of New Orleans and has a deep retail operations background. He reads at least two books a month, is always searching for interesting new music, and is a deep Star Wars fan.