Mission
OUTWORDS captures, preserves, and shares the stories of LGBTQ+ elders, to build community and catalyze social change.
Further ResourcesVision
OUTWORDS envisions a world where
- difference and diversity are respected and celebrated
- everyone’s story is valued, and traditionally underrepresented stories are given prominence
- the transformative power of sexual and gender authenticity is embraced
- anti-LGBTQ+ fears, phobias, and traumas are acknowledged and healed
Board of Directors

Richard Tate
Board Chair

Emma Colquitt
Board Secretary

Lynne Tsuda
Board Treasurer

Jennifer Dawson
Board Member

Scott Galea
Board Member

Alex Perez
Board Member

Andrea Pino-Silva
Board Member
Staff

Mason Funk
Founder / Executive Director

Tom Bliss
Director of Operations

Betsy Kalin
Senior Producer

Rhea K. Mac
Grantwriter

Jack MacCarthy
Communications Manager

Nix Mendy
Digital Archive Consultant

Lucy Mukerjee
Producer

Oladele “Sogo” Oluwasogo
Transcription Reviewer

Astra Price
Editor / Technical Director

Juan Raymundo Ramos
Assistant Editor / Tech Coordinator
Production Team

Amy Bench
Director of Photography

Isabel Bethencourt
Director of Photography

Roberto Campos
Editor

Scott Drucker
Director of Photography

Connie M. Florez
Director of Photography

Kate Kunath
Producer / Director of Photography

Michelle McCabe
Director of Photography

Howard Shack
Director of Photography

Janine Sides
Director of Photography

Goro Toshima
Director of Photography

Natalie Tsui
Director of Photography

Keith Wilson
Director of Photography
Language & Terminology
OUTWORDS uses the designation "queer" interchangeably with the acronyms LGBT, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+, and all their variations. We like “queer” as a catch-all term that bows to the fluidity and complexity of sexual and gender identity. We also recognize the term’s history of derogatory usage, and witness the lasting pain it has caused for some LGBTQ folks.
For resources on LGBTQ terminology, see these helpful glossaries: PFLAG, GLAAD, Trans Student Educational Resources. We also are big fans of the Conscious Style Guide.
Non-Discrimination & Diversity Policy
OUTWORDS actively seeks candidates from diverse backgrounds and traditions, who vary by their race and ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, culture, religion, and physical and mental abilities. In our workplace as well as in our interactions with outside individuals and groups, we seek to foster an environment where new, unpopular and/or controversial ideas are safely expressed; and we encourage the exchange of such views in a spirit of mutual respect.