Sarna Marcus

Artist Sarna Marcus talks about life, love and the importance of community for LGBTQ people.

Why do I like Aquaman instead of Wonder Woman? I didn’t know what was ‘wrong’ with me.

David Radford first had an inkling that he was gay at eight years old. While watching Super Friends, he found himself attracted to Aquaman – not Wonder Woman, like his friends. David discusses the Shreveport gay party scene, Southern Decadence,...

Carolyn Davis with Jillian Danto for Stonewall OutLoud

Carolyn tells Jill about growing up on the South and West Sides of Chicago, knowing she was gay at 9 years old, and coming out on the last day of college. She describes her past relationships with women, the strong...

Steve and Dane

A conversation about faith, hard times, and just being you.

Lucy Elam and Lindsey Scott for Stonewall OutLoud

Lucy tells Lindsey about growing up in Bloomington, Indiana, coming to terms with her sexuality, finding a lesbian community in college, facing discrimination at work, and campaigning for LGBT rights in the workplace. She also asks Lindsey about the concept...

Identity and Faith: Growing Up Gay in the LDS Church

Tracey Fluegel (55) tells her son Oliver Fluegel-Murray (18) about her young adulthood after growing up in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Going into her struggles in discovering her sexuality and identity while in a culture that...

Julie Kaufman and Beth Wright for Stonewall OutLoud

Beth and Julie tell Karen about falling in love at Oberlin College, moving to California and later Chicago for graduate school, finding a welcoming Episcopalian church, having a ceremony, beginning their journey to have children during the AIDS epidemic, becoming...

Jay Sparks

Me and Jay discuss the importance of representing queer women of color in art.

The Life of a Lesbian before and after Stonewall.

Linda speaks on learning about herself as a Lesbian, relationships, how she was treated by different people in her life, and writing.

Heidi Onion for Stonewall OutLoud, Part 1

Heidi talks about growing up, feeling like she always had a “boy’s brain,” her first love, coming out in her 20s, and becoming a police officer and self defense instructor.

Being Queer in Rural Colorado

I️ interview my partner about the struggles and process of being queer where we are and when we are.

Reflecting On a New Life in College

Annie and I talk about how life has changed since getting to college and how we’ve dealt with those challenges.

Southern, Iranian, Pan and proud

Leila talks about being pansexual, being an ally and being Iranian

Deborah Allen and Kami Pham for Stonewall Outloud Shreveport Louisiana

Deborah and her chosen granddaughter Kami compare high school experiences. Coming out in the 70s, transgender rights, the AIDS epidemic in the 80s, Fighting stigma in the deep south.