VideoOut

“Along with brutality, torture, and murder, a principal step in oppression, American style, has long involved getting between the oppressed and their stories.” — Jabari Asim It's impossible to hate someone you truly know. A 2018 Pew Research study shows that only 30% of people know someone who is transgender. That's because trans people have been silenced, and when they’ve raised their voices, the world has gone to extremes to silence them again. There is good news. The study also shows that 87% of people know someone who is gay or lesbian. Respondents said that knowing a person who is LGBTQ is a main reason they are accepting. It is our mission to ensure that everyone in our community is known, understood, and accepted. How do we do it? In short, our stories, told through media and activism, change the way the world sees us. Videos like those in our library are effective tools to shift perceptions and create positive change. That’s why we plan to record and share stories all over the world. That’s why we produce queer-affirming programs, empowering communities to wield their stories as empathic tools for awareness, advocacy, and education. And starting this year, we are contextualizing our stories with educational content. For every experience shared in VideoOut's library, we aim to deep dive into topics, terms, and concepts that help understand the LGBTQ experience. Our vision is to create a world where everybody thrives as their most authentic self, regardless of sexuality and gender, free to pursue their joy without harassment, prejudice, inequality, or the fear of death.