Organization Details

LIVE OUT LOUD organizes panel discussions series about men and women in the gay community who are passionate and powerful in their life?s work, who are making a difference in the community and who are interested in sharing their story with LGBT youth. Our programs are held after school, in the classroom, and recently at high school general assemblies in front of 200 or more students.

In addition, LIVE OUT LOUD grants scholarships to those students who are taking charge of their own lives and who have demonstrated a strong capacity to 'Live Out Loud' themselves, making strides in the LGBT community.

Essentially, LIVE OUT LOUD is the brainchild of one man: Leo Preziosi, Jr. About two years ago he spotted an article in MetroSource called ?The Gun in the Closet,? about two students who committed suicide because of hostile school environments, isolation, ostracism and fear. Preziosi felt he had to do something, so he began assembling professionals to speak at high schools and colleges about their careers and about being gay, lesbian or transgender --essentially becoming positive role models for young people.

Address

570 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10018
(212) 840-0505

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