Speaking OUT

By Rachelle Lee Smith

Subjects: POLITICAL SCIENCE, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Anthropology, Cultural Policy, Cultural, Public Policy, Sexual orientation, Portraits, Sexuality, Gay teenagers, Gays in popular culture, Teenagers, Gay Studies, Popular Culture, Gay youth, Gender identity

Description: A photographic essay that explores a wide spectrum of experiences told from the perspective of a diverse group of young people, ages 14-24, identifying as queer (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning), Speaking OUT: Queer Youth in Focus presents portraits without judgment or stereotype by eliminating environmental influence with a stark white backdrop. This backdrop acts as a blank canvas, where each subject's personal thoughts are handwritten onto the final photographic print. With more than 65 portraits photographed over a period of 10 years, the book provides rare insight into.