Out Loud(1995)
A by-the-people, for-the-people approach to queer youth video, the 1995 short documentary Out Loud provides a forum for an age group which often receives short shrift. What is it like to be gay bashed? Does your sexual orientation really matter? In nine installments, LGBTQ teens discuss their hopes, fears, challenges, and achievements in their own words, and with their own vision.
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