Thomi Clinton, CEO and Founder of the Transgender Health & Wellness Centers in the Coachella Valley, tells her story from Mountainburg, AR to a community leader in Southern California. Additionally, she addresses the complications of equity for trans communities within LGBTQ+ population, as well as within larger society.

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Editor: Astra Price

OUTWORDS is the first-ever national project to record the stories of LGBTQ+ elders across the United States. We share our full catalog of interviews with LGBTQ+ elders, completely free of charge, on our website. We also have a book of interviews, called “The Book of Pride”. We partnered with Flipgrid to share our stories with students and teachers around the globe; offer a wide range of webinars on timely LGBTQ+ topics and issues; and provide paid DEI consulting services to companies and organizations like Microsoft, AARP, and Everytown for Gun Safety. Visit us and sign up for our newsletter today at theoutwordsarchive.org.

Ceyenne Doroshow, founder of G.L.I.T.S. (Gays and Lesbians Living in a Transgender Society), discusses her work in the ongoing struggle to ensure that trans individuals are not tokenized and have ownership of their lives and futures. Featuring excerpts from Ceyenne's oral history interview (recorded remotely during the pandemic), this video focuses on the work it takes to lift everyone up together.

Ceyenne Doroshow's full interview can be found at The Outwords Archive: https://theoutwordsarchive.org/interview/ceyenne-doroshow/

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Editor: Astra Price

OUTWORDS is the first-ever national project to record the stories of LGBTQ+ elders across the United States. We share our full catalog of interviews with LGBTQ+ elders, completely free of charge, on our website. We also have a book of interviews, called “The Book of Pride”. We partnered with Flipgrid to share our stories with students and teachers around the globe; offer a wide range of webinars on timely LGBTQ+ topics and issues; and provide paid DEI consulting services to companies and organizations like Microsoft, AARP, and Everytown for Gun Safety. Visit us and sign up for our newsletter today at theoutwordsarchive.org.

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In celebration of International Lesbian Day, OUTWORDS presented a film screening of Old Lesbians, a documentary by filmmaker Meghan McDonough, and a spirited film talkback with the director, Mandy Carter and Jewelle Gomez (OUTWORDS interviewees featured in the film), and moderator, filmmaker Betsy Kalin.

This video is the talkback session that accompanied the film screening.

To view the film, please visit www.oldlesbiansfilm.com

An AARP and OUTWORDS panel discussion focused on health equity for LGBTQ+ elders, with a particular emphasis on the unique challenges faced by our most vulnerable community members. As these populations often experience heightened health challenges due to intersecting identities and systemic discrimination, our panel of experts will explore strategies to create more inclusive healthcare environments, address disparities, and ensure access to compassionate, culturally competent care.

Moderator: Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, president of the American Medical Association

Panelists: Trans health advocate Earline Budd and Cassandra Burton, Senior Research Advisor at AARP

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Panelists Rosalyne Blumenstein, Payam Ghassemlou, and Paul Outlaw, with moderator Carly DW Bones, explore themes of desire, intimacy, love, and belonging.

The event was organized by The Outwords Archive (OUTWORDS) and LA LGBT Center Senior Services and co-presented with the Los Angeles LGBT Center as part of Circa: Queer Histories Festival 2024, presented by One Institute. Circa is the first and only queer histories festival in the United States.

Founded in 1952, One Institute (formerly ONE Archives Foundation) is the oldest active LGBTQ+ organization in the country, dedicated to telling LGBTQ+ history and stories through education, arts, and social justice programs.

Senior Services strives to create a safe, welcoming, and respectful community where LGBTQ+ older adults (50+) can come together to learn, connect, build friendships, gain support, and thrive.

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What does it mean for the trans, gender non-conforming, and intersex (TGI) community to respond to death and persecution with defiant joy? How can TGI joy can be a tool of survival, a way to commemorate loss, and a form of protest? In the face of so much anti-TGI legislation and hatred, and the somber necessity of Transgender Day of Remembrance, what role can our joy play?

A panel conversation with:
Charley Burton, activist, author, and motivational speaker
Tori Cooper, the first Black trans woman on the presidential HIV/AIDS council, and Director of Community Engagement for the Transgender Justice Initiative at HRC
Ladyboy Gigi, Bisexuality Day co-founder, Sacred Harlot of Aphrodite's Temple, and intersex BDSM educator
Moderated by artist and writer Jack MacCarthy, OUTWORDS Director of Communications

OUTWORDS is the first-ever national project to record the stories of LGBTQ+ elders across the United States. We share our full catalog of interviews with LGBTQ+ elders, completely free of charge, on our website. We also have a book of interviews, called “The Book of Pride”. We partner with Flipgrid to share our stories with students and teachers around the globe; offer a wide range of webinars on timely LGBTQ+ topics and issues; and provide paid DEI consulting services to companies and organizations like Microsoft, AARP, and Everytown for Gun Safety. Visit us and sign up for our newsletter today at theoutwordsarchive.org.

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Being a black man in the 1960s in New Orleans, Michael Hickerson was no stranger to racism. It was even more disappointing when he experienced it within the LGBTQ community. He didn’t let that stop his desire to help others, though, whether it was supporting those living with HIV, or helping people recover from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.

More first-person LGBTQ stories:
http://www.theOUTWORDSarchive.org
http://imfromdriftwood.com

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In the early 70s, Lani Ka'ahumanu began to realize that she was very much attracted to women. Only later did she fall for a man, which led her to realize that she was, in fact, bisexual. Despite a bi-phobic undercurrent in the community, Lani pressed forward and devoted her energy to fighting for bisexual representation and inclusion.

More first-person LGBTQ stories:
http://www.theOUTWORDSarchive.org
http://imfromdriftwood.com

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In the 1970s, Elizabeth Coffey Williams visited John Hopkins University in the hopes of participating in its pioneering gender program. Despite a deep desire to complete her transition, she was met with resistance from the medical team.

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More first-person LGBTQ stories: http://imfromdriftwood.com/

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I'm From Driftwood on Twitter: https://twitter.com/imfromdriftwood

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In the 1950s, Jim got caught up in a raid on a gay bar. His overnight stay in jail did not go as expected.


More first-person LGBTQ stories: http://imfromdriftwood.com/

I'm From Driftwood on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ImFromDriftwood/

I'm From Driftwood on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imfromdriftwood/

I'm From Driftwood on Twitter: https://twitter.com/imfromdriftwood

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OUTWORDS is the first-ever national project to record the stories of LGBTQ+ elders across the United States. We share our full catalog of interviews with LGBTQ+ elders, completely free of charge, on our website. We also have a book of interviews, called “The Book of Pride”. We partner with Flipgrid to share our stories with students and teachers around the globe; offer a wide range of webinars on timely LGBTQ+ topics and issues; and provide paid DEI consulting services to companies and organizations like Microsoft, AARP, and Everytown for Gun Safety. Visit us and sign up for our newsletter today at theoutwordsarchive.org.

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First Person LGBTQ History. LKAPS President Jax Kelly interviews Mason Funk, Founder and Executive Director of OUTWORDS (http://theoutwordsarchive.org). Since 2016, Mason and his crew have interviewed our LGBTQ elders to preserve our history. Mason shares the process, how interview subjects are chosen and two brief videos of what you will find on the website. HIV undoubtedly plays a role in many of the stories according to Mason. "Ensuring that the history of the LGBTQ movement can never be erased, inspiring us to resist all forms of oppression with ferocity, community, and most importantly, pride." Donate to http://theoutwordsarchive.org/donate/. To learn more about Let's Kick ASS Palm Springs (AIDS Survivor Syndrome) go to http://LKAPS.org.

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OUTWORDS is the first-ever national project to record the stories of LGBTQ+ elders across the United States. We share our full catalog of interviews with LGBTQ+ elders, completely free of charge, on our website. We also have a book of interviews, called “The Book of Pride”. We partner with Flipgrid to share our stories with students and teachers around the globe; offer a wide range of webinars on timely LGBTQ+ topics and issues; and provide paid DEI consulting services to companies and organizations like Microsoft, AARP, and Everytown for Gun Safety. Visit us and sign up for our newsletter today at theoutwordsarchive.org.

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OUTWORDS commemorates those we lost in 2023: Ada Bello, Charles Silverstein, Chuck Williams, James Credle, and Steve Pieters. We honor those who have taken up the fight for love, for justice, and for fabulousness. Your work will carry on.

OUTWORDS is the first-ever national project to record the stories of LGBTQ+ elders across the United States. We share our full catalog of interviews with LGBTQ+ elders, completely free of charge, on our website. We also have a book of interviews, called “The Book of Pride”. We partner with Flipgrid to share our stories with students and teachers around the globe; offer a wide range of webinars on timely LGBTQ+ topics and issues; and provide paid DEI consulting services to companies and organizations like Microsoft, AARP, and Everytown for Gun Safety. Visit us and sign up for our newsletter today at theoutwordsarchive.org.

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In this week’s episode of Youspeak Radio 2024, Madeline (she/they) speaks to Joey Terrill about the evolution of queer Latinx representation in art and community activism in the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Terrill reflects on the early influence of his father in his artmaking, his experience as an “out” high schooler in 1970s Los Angeles, his efforts to uplift LGBTQ+ Chicano life through visual art, his advocacy work through the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and his advice to LGBTQ+ youth today. Listen at https://www.oneinstitute.org/youspeakradio/
#LatinX #QueerLatinX #QueerArtist #ChicanoArt #chicano

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In this week’s episode of Youspeak Radio 2024, Charlotte (she/they) speaks to Jewelle Gomez about the transformative power of imaginative storytelling and embracing life at the intersection of many identities. Gomez reflects on the inspirational storytelling of her grandmothers, the influence of James Baldwin and her friend Audre Lorde on her writing and activism, her contributions to intersectional feminism, and her advice to LGBTQ+ youth today. Listen at https://www.oneinstitute.org/youspeakradio/
#QueerPodcast #intergenerational #IntergenerationalHealing #BlackLesbians #QueerWriters

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It's been such a pleasure working with @oneinstitute to connect LGBTQ+ high schoolers and elders! In the premiere episode of Youspeak Radio 2024, Kelly (she/her) speaks to Donna Sachet – drag entertainer and community activist – about the power of drag to empower LGBTQ+ people and drive social change. Sachet reflects on her youth in the conservative South, the freedom she found through drag, her friendship with José Sarria in San Francisco, her contributions to HIV/AIDS fundraising, and her advice to LGBTQ+ youth today. Listen now: https://www.oneinstitute.org/youspeakradio/

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