StoryCorps OutLoud
StoryCorps at the New York City Pride parade, June 28, 2009.
StoryCorps OutLoud is a project to record and preserve the voices of LGBTQ individuals across the nation. Sharing our stories honors the history, struggles, and character of our community, and preserving them in the Library of Congress will ensure all voices and experiences are celebrated and remembered for generations to come. Through StoryCorps OutLoud we hope to:
- Honor the lives of older LGBTQ individuals, many of whom have lived through landmark events of the LGBTQ experience in America.
- Bring LGBTQ generations together so that the younger generation can learn from and value the lives, experiences, and wisdom of their elders.
- Include many more LGBTQ voices in our archive at the Library of Congress.
- Share and broadcast voices of the LGBTQ community for millions to hear.
We need your help
We want to expand StoryCorps OutLoud to serve more LGBTQ communities across the country, and preserve more stories in our national archive. But we need your help to make this happen. Here’s how you can show your support:
Record your story
Make a reservation to record an interview with a loved one through StoryCorps. Reservations are available online, or by calling 800-850-4406.
Bring StoryCorps to your community
Groups, organizations, and institutions can sponsor on-site recording days at the location of your choice to support this project.
Donate to StoryCorps
Make a secure online donation to help record, preserve, and share the voices of LGBTQ people. Make sure to write “Pride” in the comment section.
Listen to LGBTQ stories
StoryCorps has formed many partnerships with LGBTQ community organizations, collected and archived hundreds of LGBTQ stories, and broadcast LGBTQ stories on NPR’s Morning Edition. Listen to some of these stories:
“The lights went up, the music went off and you could hear a pin drop.”
Michael Levine (R), who witnessed the Stonewall Riots on June 27th, 1969, speaks with his friend Matthew Merlin (L).
Recorded in partnership with the Congregation Beth Simchat Torah in New York, NY. To hear more about the Stonewall Riots, click here.
“It wasn’t love at first sight, but there was some kind of a recognition.”
Don Boniface and his life partner, Ted Kuhar, talk about how their relationship began.
Recorded in Burlington, VT
“Do you remember when we were 19, totally in love, and couldn’t tell anyone?”
Bobbi Côté-Whitacre and her wife, Sandi, talk about their relationship.
Recorded in Burlington, VT
“The announcer was saying all these untrue things about gay and lesbian people…”
John Brown (R) tells his brother Paul (L) about an encounter with a local radio station in West Virginia.
Recorded in Charleston, WV
“I remember wishing I would wake up a boy.”
August Faustino and his friend Chris Elardo talk about being transgendered men.
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA
