OUTWORDS captures, preserves, and shares the stories of LGBTQIA2S+ elders, to build community and catalyze social change.
MILESTONES IN QUEER HISTORY
Introducing below a selection of our interviews featuring major events in LGBTQIA2S+ history, from the elders who were there.
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Short Interview Videos
Openly lesbian mayor Judy Abdo: "Normal to Me"
Trans ally Marsha Aizumi: "Deeper Connections"
Gay philanthropist Al Baum: "The Shrine"
Two-spirit artist L. Frank: "Unveiling What Has Already Been There"
Gay painter Don Bachardy: "An Identity of My Own"
Black queer couple Omi and Sharon: "I love how much she loves us"
Social Media Videos
Trans lesbian Beth Elliott on Daughters of Bilitis #LesbianVisibilityDay #QueerHistory
Painter living with HIV Juan-Manuel Alonso: "I see homosexuality as winning a lottery"
Trikone co-founder Arvind Kumar speaks about marriage and his father
Trans Day of Visibility 2024: Trans Histories = Trans Futures
AAPI LGBTQ+ Researcher Connie Chan: “Courage and Resilience”
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THE BOOK OF PRIDE
LGBTQ Heroes Who Changed the World
BY MASON FUNK
Meet the leaders and activists on the front lines of the LGBTQ movement, from the 1960s to the present, through stunning interviews and compelling black and white photographs compiled and presented by OUTWORDS. The 75 individuals featured in THE BOOK OF PRIDE – including marriage pioneer Evan Wolfson, trans icon Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, Stonewall-era rabble-rouser Mark Segal and legendary Anti-DADT activist Grethe Cammermeyer – fought…
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