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Hi OUTWORDS friends,

Our next online event is coming up! Join us next week on Wednesday, May 26, at 5pm Pacific Time (8pm Eastern) for:

Event is free and open to the public; join us at: bit.ly/schoolsoutpanel

Four LGBTQ+ teachers and administrators come together for a conversation on representation and resilience at school — an arena of incredible importance to queer youth. What might educators learn from their students? What challenges do they face...

Hi OUTWORDS friends,

Just a quick reminder that this event is tomorrow, on Wednesday, May 12, at 5pm Pacific Time (8pm Eastern):

Event is free & open to the public; register on Zoom at: bit.ly/outwordsart

Intersección is a virtual panel with LA-based artists, sharing on the intersectionality of their personal experiences being Latinx and LGBTQ in the Los Angeles art scene for the last 40 years.

Presented by The Outwords Archive...

Dear OUTWORDS community,

After the past year-plus, do we dare to hope? More folks are vaccinated, and the weather is warming up. As we tenderly emerge from the darkness of the past year, we are also aware that there is no “going back” to the way things were. If this is a difficult reality to accept, it also offers promise; undeniable issues rose to the surface during the pandemic that require our attention. Moving forward, may we continue to interrogate our individual and...

Dear friends,

OUTWORDS is excited to invite you to a private virtual screening of the award-winning new

documentary CURED, which highlights a pivotal but little-known moment in LGBTQ history when activists rose up to challenge a formidable institution — and won! The film will be available to screen online from April 5-12. There also will be a live Q&A about the film on April 8th at 5 pm PT.

Described as “fascinating” (Hollywood Reporter), “riveting” (The Queer Review) and “one...

Dear OUTWORDS community,

We hope you and yours are as safe and well as is possible right now, in light of the ongoing COVID pandemic and also the brutal cold that has been gripping large swaths of America in recent weeks. As always, we remember our front-line workers and caregivers, communities of color who have been especially hard hit during the pandemic, and those who have perished. And we express gratitude for our lives and health, and we are equally grateful for YOU, our OUTWORDS...

Dear OUTWORDS friends,

On Tuesday, January 19, at 5pm Pacific Time please join us for our next online event:

Event is free & open to the public; register on Zoom at: bit.ly/goldenwebinar

For decades, Marcus Arana, Jamison Greene, and Mia Yamamoto have been instrumental to the trans movement in California and beyond. Join OUTWORDS for a dynamic look back and ahead, moderated by Gender Talk founders and co-hosts Nancy Nangeroni and Gordene...

Dear OUTWORDS friends,

One week from today, December 1, is #GivingTuesday, a global day of generosity. We’re proud to serve you by preserving LGBTQ+ history, one interview at a time, and hope you will keep us in mind during this celebration of giving.

In particular, we would like to highlight the option to become a sustaining supporter, by signing up for a recurring donation. Recurring donations are exponentially more valuable to us, as they help us predict cash flow from month to month, and...

Dear OUTWORDS community,

In our June 2, 2020 newsletter, I stated my conviction that both I and OUTWORDS can and must engage in a deep, thoughtful, and sustainable process of reflection on how White supremacy functions in the lives of people and organizations. I urged myself and other...

Dear OUTWORDS community,

We hope, as always, that you and yours are as safe and well as is possible right now.

Election Day is exactly four weeks from today. Like most people, we have lots of opinions about particular candidates; but our strongest opinion is that more voters = better democracy. To that end, we share two resources:

Rideshare2Vote connects voters with rides to the polls and works to increase turnout; visit their website to request a ride or to volunteer in a number of ways.
When...

Dear OUTWORDS friends,

This Thursday, we are hosting a webinar panel discussion on the evolution of music in the LGBTQ+ community.

"Music And Queer Healing"

Thursday, August 20

5pm Pacific Time

Register for the event here: bit.ly/lgbtqmusic

DJ Skype Williams, Chris Freeman of Pansy Division, and OUTWORDS interviewee and drag queen Donna Sachet will join us for a Q&A panel moderated by Axel Rivera-De Leon.

Our community is one of lovers, fighters, and creators, and the music in our culture...