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Live Out Loud in partnership with families, schools and communities provides LGBTQ+ youth with role models, resources, and opportunities to help them discover their own voice and become leaders of change.
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21st Annual Young Trailblazer's Gala

Live Out Loud held it's 21st annual Young Trailblazers Gala on May 23, 2022, gathering nearly 300 donors, corporate supporters, elected officials and youth scholarship winners to celebrate Live Out Loud’s life-affirming educational programming for LGBTQ+ youth. At the event, we honored advocates in the community who further our mission, and awarded $5,000 scholarships to high school seniors for their leadership in the LGBTQ community – our favorite moment of the evening. There's still time to donate or bid on auction items from the gala (bidding closes June 7.)

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Live Out Loud Board of Directors; Tiyale Hayes, Greg Papa, Monica Robles, Beth Brinkman, Rafael Mathiss, R.J. Ancona, James McDonald and Founder, Executive Director, Leo Preziosi Jr. (Credit: Ken Paprocki)
Live Out Loud Board of Directors; Tiyale Hayes, Greg Papa, Monica Robles, Beth Brinkman, Rafael Mathiss, R.J. Ancona, James McDonald and Founder, Executive Director, Leo Preziosi Jr. (Credit: Ken Paprocki)
Emcee, Claybourne Elder, with Scholarship Winners, Xavier Veloz, Jada Jackson, Mason Zales and Tyler Johnson.(Credit: Ken Paprocki)
Emcee, Claybourne Elder, with Scholarship Winners, Xavier Veloz, Jada Jackson, Mason Zales and Tyler Johnson.(Credit: Ken Paprocki)
Paramount PROUD's, Jay Randall & Lee Grossman accept Live Out Loud's Spirit of Champions Award. (Credit: Ken Paprocki)
Paramount PROUD's, Jay Randall & Lee Grossman accept Live Out Loud's Spirit of Champions Award. (Credit: Ken Paprocki)
Executive Director & Founder, Leo Preziosi Jr., with Honoree's Colleen Taylor, Tiq Milan, Lee Grossman, Jay Randall, Emcee, Claybourne Elder and Actress, Olga Merediz. (Credit: Ken Paprocki)
Executive Director & Founder, Leo Preziosi Jr., with Honoree's Colleen Taylor, Tiq Milan, Lee Grossman, Jay Randall, Emcee, Claybourne Elder and Actress, Olga Merediz. (Credit: Ken Paprocki)
Actor, B.D. Wong with Scholars, Mason Zales, Xavier Veloz, Live Out Loud Team, Emm Torres, Martine Bowman, Christa Mullins and Scholars, Tyler Johnson and Jada Jackson. (Credit: Ken Paprocki)
Actor, B.D. Wong with Scholars, Mason Zales, Xavier Veloz, Live Out Loud Team, Emm Torres, Martine Bowman, Christa Mullins and Scholars, Tyler Johnson and Jada Jackson. (Credit: Ken Paprocki)
Our traditional Scholarship Winner photo with Xavier, Tyler, Claybourne, Jada and Mason. (Credit: Ken Paprocki)
Our traditional Scholarship Winner photo with Xavier, Tyler, Claybourne, Jada and Mason. (Credit: Ken Paprocki)
Live Out Loud Corporate Excellence Award Honoree, Colleen Taylor. (Credit: Ken Paprocki)
Live Out Loud Corporate Excellence Award Honoree, Colleen Taylor. (Credit: Ken Paprocki)
Soaring Spirit Award Honoree Tiq Milan and son, Christopher Quarles. (Credit: Ken Paprocki)
Soaring Spirit Award Honoree Tiq Milan and son, Christopher Quarles. (Credit: Ken Paprocki)
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Live Out Loud provides programs for LGBTQ+ youth to build their knowledge of LGTBQ+ history and struggles for equality, increase their awareness of current issues and challenges, build their self-esteem, develop leadership and advocacy skills, and foster safe communities and spaces of allies and peers.

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Young Trailblazers Gala​

Live Out Loud’s Young Trailblazers Gala is our annual event where we bring together 400 donors, corporate supporters, elected officials and youth scholarship winners to celebrate Live Out Loud’s life-affirming educational programming for LGBTQ+ youth. 

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