The Outwords Archive
Formation2016 (2016)
TypeNPO
Legal status501(c)(3)
PurposeOral history of the U.S. LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, ally, and two spirit) human rights movement
HeadquartersLos Angeles, United States
Founder
Mason Funk
Websitetheoutwordsarchive.org

The Outwords Archive (OUTWORDS) is a nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles. It records and archives on-camera interviews with elders from the LGBTQ+ community throughout the United States.[1] [2]

History

Inspired by the Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive of interviews with Holocaust witnesses and survivors, documentary TV and film producer Mason Funk established OUTWORDS in 2016. Half-day interviews are conducted on high-definition digital video by film crews, primarily in the homes of interview subjects.[3] Interviewees have included lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex individuals, as well as representatives of various sub-communities of the LGBTQ community including drag queens, leather daddies, lesbian separatists, and allies. Most interviewees are over 70 years old.[4]

In May 2018, OUTWORDS received a Creator Award in the Community Giver category from the co-working company WeWork.[5] In May 2019, HarperCollins published the first compilation of OUTWORDS interviews, entitled The Book of Pride, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots.[6][7] At the same time, OUTWORDS released a searchable digital platform which makes video interviews and historical photos freely available to the public.[8]

Interviews

As of August 2023, OUTWORDS had recorded on-camera oral histories with over 300 LGBTQIA2S+ elders in 40 states. Interviewees have included:[9][10]

Publications

  • The Book of Pride: LGBTQ Heroes Who Changed the World, (HarperCollins, May 2019), ISBN 978-0-0625-7170-0

See also

References

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