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Connecting the Leaders of Today with the Trailblazers of Tomorrow
Live Out Loud cultivates safe, inclusive, and affirming educational environments for LGBTQ+ youth by connecting them to positive role models, resources, and opportunities in the LGBTQ+ community. By empowering today’s youth, we are cultivating tomorrow’s leaders of change.
Live Out Loud 25th Anniversary Gala
May 18, 2026 @ The Lighthouse, Pier 61, NYC
The Live Out Loud Gala—our signature annual celebration—unites 400+ donors, corporate partners, cultural allies, advocates, and youth scholarship winners for an unforgettable evening of storytelling, visibility, and impact as we mark 25 years of empowering LGBTQAI+ young people.
Each year, we award LGBTQ+ high school leaders $5,000 scholarships to help them step boldly into college and the futures they’re building.
At the gala, we honor community leaders who advance inclusion and advocacy, and we welcome the next class of Young Trailblazers leading change inside their schools—our favorite moment of the night, when scholarship winners take the stage and remind us why this work matters.
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