Video & Audio

 

We hope you enjoy all our video and audio performances below.

Due to Covid-19, all of our performers rehearsed over the phone or on Zoom and captured these performances on their own equipment at home.

ACCESS: To make our videos more accessible, they are all captioned. To turn on captions, click on the ‘Subtitles/closed captions (c)’ button on the bottom right hand corner of each video.
You will also find some of the performances can be watched with BSL interpretation with links in the video descriptions.

Hear Our Stories

A collection of LGBTQ+ life stories and experience

Stories to tell, experiences to be shared, voices to be heard.

LGBTQ+ participants from across the South East came together over 2021’s lockdown to explore ways to tell their own story and share their own experiences. In collaboration with Hear Us Out Artistic Director Dinos Aristidou and each other, they created this collection of digital performances capturing LGBTQ+ voices, experiences and histories.

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and may contain themes of a sensitive nature.

Cast: Sarah, David C Dawson, Jackie Engelberg, Barbara Martin, Luca Tonks

Filmed by the performers and edited by Rosie Powell.

Watch with BSL interpretation: https://youtu.be/h5bEFy81QPM

Hear Us Out Verbatim

Performances of LGBTQ+ life stories and experiences

A celebration of stories, age and community, this collection of verbatim theatre performances celebrates older LGBTQ+ people’s lives.

Last year, our participants were directed by Hear Us Out Artistic Director Dinos Aristidou to perform older LGBTQ+ people’s stories. This year, they’ve taken on the roles of both director and performer to bring to life older LGBTQ+ people’s real-life stories and experiences in this collection of digital performances.

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and may contain themes of a sensitive nature.

Cast: Natalie, David C Dawson, Janet Jones, Patrick Kealey, Verona Moitt, Christina N, Luca Tonks

Filmed by the performers and edited by Rosie Powell.

Watch with BSL interpretation: https://youtu.be/PaAr-wGBf8s

No thank you Almodóvar

Imagined Conversations Improvised Sketch

Performed by Denise Evans and Sue Orton

Imagined Conversations was the project’s drama group led by Tanushka Marah where LGBTQ+ community performers took part in a series of workshops to create their own performances.

These improvised sketches are part of a process where mostly non-actors have taken part in a series of drama workshops. At this stage, four weeks in, we were exploring the possibilities of saying ‘yes’ to an idea that your partner throws into the mix and finding the comedy from there. We also played with the idea of saying the ‘wrong’ thing or how people can hide prejudice through saying the ‘right’ thing. Finally we took a subject like ‘coming out’ and explored it through different subjects which eases the actors into finding the depth into such a situation through playful means. We are happy to share with you this experience which has been a joy to take part in.

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and may contain themes of a sensitive nature.

Filmed on Zoom and edited by Rosie Powell.

Watch with BSL interpretation: https://youtu.be/NoA5zlLENEM

What men too?

Imagined Conversations Improvised Sketch

Performed by Verona Moitt and Chris Williams

Imagined Conversations was the project’s drama group led by Tanushka Marah where LGBTQ+ community performers took part in a series of workshops to create their own performances.

These improvised sketches are part of a process where mostly non-actors have taken part in a series of drama workshops. At this stage, four weeks in, we were exploring the possibilities of saying ‘yes’ to an idea that your partner throws into the mix and finding the comedy from there. We also played with the idea of saying the ‘wrong’ thing or how people can hide prejudice through saying the ‘right’ thing. Finally we took a subject like ‘coming out’ and explored it through different subjects which eases the actors into finding the depth into such a situation through playful means. We are happy to share with you this experience which has been a joy to take part in.

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and may contain themes of a sensitive nature.

Filmed on Zoom and edited by Rosie Powell.

Watch with BSL interpretation: https://youtu.be/_N9L1ib1YtM

I Need To Tell You Something

Imagined Conversations Improvised Sketch

Performed by Denise Evans and Chris Williams

Imagined Conversations was the project’s drama group led by Tanushka Marah where LGBTQ+ community performers took part in a series of workshops to create their own performances.

These improvised sketches are part of a process where mostly non-actors have taken part in a series of drama workshops. At this stage, four weeks in, we were exploring the possibilities of saying ‘yes’ to an idea that your partner throws into the mix and finding the comedy from there. We also played with the idea of saying the ‘wrong’ thing or how people can hide prejudice through saying the ‘right’ thing. Finally we took a subject like ‘coming out’ and explored it through different subjects which eases the actors into finding the depth into such a situation through playful means. We are happy to share with you this experience which has been a joy to take part in.

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and may contain themes of a sensitive nature.

Filmed on Zoom and edited by Rosie Powell.

Watch with BSL interpretation: https://youtu.be/sBpCYPqBv9s

Let Us Gather

Imagined Conversations New Writing

Written by Denise Evans

Imagined Conversations was the project’s drama group led by Tanushka Marah where LGBTQ+ community performers took part in a series of workshops to create their own performances.

Denise Evans, one of the actors in the group became inspired to write something for the group to explore and work on. She was inspired by the writing of Steven Berkoff and also she has written about a violent hate crime she witnessed in the 1980’s. We took the time to explore different ways of bringing text to life and delivering it. This is at an early stage in our development.

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and may contain themes of a sensitive nature. PLEASE NOTE this performance contains strong language and references to physical and sexual violence.

Cast: Denise Evans, Janet Jones, Verona Moitt, Sue Orton, Chris Williams.

Filmed on Zoom and edited by Rosie Powell.

Watch with BSL interpretation: https://youtu.be/2fg9487hAEQ

Hear Us Out

A digital performance celebrating older LGBTQ+ people’s stories

After hearing the stories of older LGBTQ+ people across the South East of England, New Writing South are thrilled to present Hear Us Out, a new digital performance written and directed by Dinos Aristidou using a mixture of new writing and our older LGBTQ+ storytellers’ verbatim speech.

In collaboration with filmmakers My Genderation and composer Angèle Veltmeijer, Hear Us Out features a company of LGBTQ+ community performers who all filmed themselves performing over lockdown.

In an authentic retelling of the stories, the performers will use the ‘Hear Us Out Technique’ where, listening to the original story recordings through headphones, they perform them to camera exactly as they hear them.

Cast: Liz Armour, Gabrielle Raven Bourn, Jackie Engelberg, Katie Margaret Hall, Bob Hamilton, Janet Jones, Antony Mair, Barbara Martin, Carol Prior, Jen Purser, Persia West, Chris Williams, Sarah Windebank, Phaedon Zacharoudes

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and may contain themes of a sensitive nature. 

Watch with BSL: https://youtu.be/So8aOwNpTXY

Space / Walk

An online documentary series by Marlborough Productions celebrating Black queer elders’ stories

Over three episodes, three Black queer elders and a young adult, meet to embark on an unpredictable journey into the space that surrounds their city by the sea. Weaving in unheard personal histories, Space / Walk is a joyfully honest exploration of surviving and thriving within an atmosphere that was never designed to support our existence.

This online documentary series by Marlborough Productions has been commissioned by New Writing South especially for Hear Us Out. Marlborough Productions is a leading UK producer of queer-led, intersectional performances, parties and radical community gatherings. Space / Walk has been made by artistic director Tarik Elmoutawakil (Brownton Abbey) with Carmen D’Cruz and Amina Yousif.

This first episode sees 17-year-old Miri FLC talk to 62-year-old Mark Jones. The next two episodes will be released early next year.

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and may contain themes of a sensitive nature. 

Watch with BSL: https://youtu.be/y3aLBrUxgqs

Read Us Out

Digital performances of LGBTQ+ creative writing

Hear creative writing from local LGBTQ+ writers, written in response to the stories older LGBTQ+ people across the South East of England have shared with the Hear Us Out project.

Join us for this collection of funny, touching and rousing readings celebrating the stories, lives and experiences of our region’s older LGBTQ+ community. Curated by Hear Us Out Artistic Director Dinos Aristidou and created with filmmakers My Genderation and composer Angèle Veltmeijer, Read Us Out was performed and filmed by our LGBTQ+ community performers over lockdown.

Cast: Liz Armour, Gabrielle Raven Bourn, Katie Margaret Hall, Janet Jones, Antony Mair,
Barbara Martin,  Persia West, Chris Williams, Phaedon Zacharoudes.

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and may contain themes of a sensitive nature. 

Watch with BSL: https://youtu.be/z8oC0XiiO80

 

Hear Us Out Trailer

a digital performance celebrating
older LGBTQ+ people’s stories

Saturday 28th November, 6pm (FREE, BSL Interpreted)

Writer / Director: Dinos Aristidou

Filmmakers: Lewis Hancock, Fox Fisher & Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir of My Genderation

Music: Angèle Veltmeijer

Cast: Liz Armour, Gabrielle Raven Bourn, Jackie Engelberg, Katie Margaret Hall, Bob Hamilton, Janet Jones, Antony Mair, Barbara Martin, Carol Prior, Jen Purser, Persia West, Chris Williams, Sarah Windebank, Phaedon Zacharoudes.

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and may contain themes of a sensitive nature. 

A Story Of Discovery

An older LGBTQ+ person’s real-life story
told verbatim by LGBTQ+ performer Antony Mair

In the run up to Hear Us Out, we’re sharing some verbatim retellings of some of the older LGBTQ+ people’s stories we have collected. These verbatim retellings are performed using a technique we have called the ‘Hear Us Out Technique’. Using this technique, the performer wears headphones, listens to the original recording of the real-life story (spoken by the person whose story it is) and attempts to perform the story exactly as they hear it. There is no attempt to copy accents or any dialects but the performer does attempt to relay all of the pauses, sighs, laughter, etc. from the original storyteller’s telling of the story.

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and may contain themes of a sensitive nature. 

A Rites of Passage Story

An older LGBTQ+ person’s real-life story
told verbatim by LGBTQ+ performer Sarah Windebank

In the run up to Hear Us Out, we’re sharing some verbatim retellings of some of the older LGBTQ+ people’s stories we have collected. These verbatim retellings are performed using a technique we have called the ‘Hear Us Out Technique’. Using this technique, the performer wears headphones, listens to the original recording of the real-life story (spoken by the person whose story it is) and attempts to perform the story exactly as they hear it. There is no attempt to copy accents or any dialects but the performer does attempt to relay all of the pauses, sighs, laughter, etc. from the original storyteller’s telling of the story.

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and may contain themes of a sensitive nature. 

A Story Of Shadows And Light

Caroline Ford’s real-life story told by herself

As part of Hear Us Out, we’re sharing older LGBTQ+ people’s real-life stories. Most of our stories are told verbatim by LGBTQ+ performers but Caroline wanted to tell her own story.

This piece is a reflection on the contrast between the everyday brutality and marginalisation that Caroline grew up with, and a time that brought joy to her heart on a special day out in New York.

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and may contain themes of a sensitive nature. 

A Story Of A Quest

An older LGBTQ+ person’s real-life story
told verbatim by LGBTQ+ performer Jen Purser

In the run up to Hear Us Out, we’re sharing some verbatim retellings of some of the older LGBTQ+ people’s stories we have collected. These verbatim retellings are performed using a technique we have called the ‘Hear Us Out Technique’. Using this technique, the performer wears headphones, listens to the original recording of the real-life story (spoken by the person whose story it is) and attempts to perform the story exactly as they hear it. There is no attempt to copy accents or any dialects but the performer does attempt to relay all of the pauses, sighs, laughter, etc. from the original storyteller’s telling of the story.

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and may contain themes of a sensitive nature. 

A Parent’s Story

An older LGBTQ+ person’s real-life story
told verbatim by LGBTQ+ performer Persia West

In the run up to Hear Us Out, we’re sharing some verbatim retellings of some of the older LGBTQ+ people’s stories we have collected. These verbatim retellings are performed using a technique we have called the ‘Hear Us Out Technique’. Using this technique, the performer wears headphones, listens to the original recording of the real-life story (spoken by the person whose story it is) and attempts to perform the story exactly as they hear it. There is no attempt to copy accents or any dialects but the performer does attempt to relay all of the pauses, sighs, laughter, etc. from the original storyteller’s telling of the story.

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and may contain themes of a sensitive nature. 

A Story Going Backwards

An older LGBTQ+ person’s real-life story
told verbatim by LGBTQ+ performer Liz Armour

In the run up to Hear Us Out, we’re sharing some verbatim retellings of some of the older LGBTQ+ people’s stories we have collected. These verbatim retellings are performed using a technique we have called the ‘Hear Us Out Technique’. Using this technique, the performer wears headphones, listens to the original recording of the real-life story (spoken by the person whose story it is) and attempts to perform the story exactly as they hear it. There is no attempt to copy accents or any dialects but the performer does attempt to relay all of the pauses, sighs, laughter, etc. from the original storyteller’s telling of the story.

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and may contain themes of a sensitive nature. 

A Story Of Pride

An older LGBTQ+ person’s real-life story
told verbatim by LGBTQ+ performer Barbara Martin

In the run up to Hear Us Out, we’re sharing some verbatim retellings of some of the older LGBTQ+ people’s stories we have collected. These verbatim retellings are performed using a technique we have called the ‘Hear Us Out Technique’. Using this technique, the performer wears headphones, listens to the original recording of the real-life story (spoken by the person whose story it is) and attempts to perform the story exactly as they hear it. There is no attempt to copy accents or any dialects but the performer does attempt to relay all of the pauses, sighs, laughter, etc. from the original storyteller’s telling of the story.

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and may contain themes of a sensitive nature. 

A Story Of Lost And Found

An older LGBTQ+ person’s real-life story
told verbatim by LGBTQ+ performer Jackie Engelberg

In the run up to Hear Us Out, we’re sharing some verbatim retellings of some of the older LGBTQ+ people’s stories we have collected. These verbatim retellings are performed using a technique we have called the ‘Hear Us Out Technique’. Using this technique, the performer wears headphones, listens to the original recording of the real-life story (spoken by the person whose story it is) and attempts to perform the story exactly as they hear it. There is no attempt to copy accents or any dialects but the performer does attempt to relay all of the pauses, sighs, laughter, etc. from the original storyteller’s telling of the story.

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and may contain themes of a sensitive nature. 

A Story Of Survival

An older LGBTQ+ person’s real-life story
told verbatim by LGBTQ+ performer Chris Williams

In the run up to Hear Us Out, we’re sharing some verbatim retellings of some of the older LGBTQ+ people’s stories we have collected. These verbatim retellings are performed using a technique we have called the ‘Hear Us Out Technique’. Using this technique, the performer wears headphones, listens to the original recording of the real-life story (spoken by the person whose story it is) and attempts to perform the story exactly as they hear it. There is no attempt to copy accents or any dialects but the performer does attempt to relay all of the pauses, sighs, laughter, etc. from the original storyteller’s telling of the story.

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and may contain themes of a sensitive nature. 

A Story Of History

An older LGBTQ+ person’s real-life story
told verbatim by LGBTQ+ performer Janet Jones

In the run up to Hear Us Out, we’re sharing some verbatim retellings of some of the older LGBTQ+ people’s stories we have collected. These verbatim retellings are performed using a technique we have called the ‘Hear Us Out Technique’. Using this technique, the performer wears headphones, listens to the original recording of the real-life story (spoken by the person whose story it is) and attempts to perform the story exactly as they hear it. There is no attempt to copy accents or any dialects but the performer does attempt to relay all of the pauses, sighs, laughter, etc. from the original storyteller’s telling of the story.

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and may contain themes of a sensitive nature. 

A Story Of Fear And Hope

An older LGBTQ+ person’s real-life story told verbatim by LGBTQ+ performer Katie Margaret Hall

In the run up to Hear Us Out, we’re sharing some verbatim retellings of some of the older LGBTQ+ people’s stories we have collected. These verbatim retellings are performed using a technique we have called the ‘Hear Us Out Technique’. Using this technique, the performer wears headphones, listens to the original recording of the real-life story (spoken by the person whose story it is) and attempts to perform the story exactly as they hear it. There is no attempt to copy accents or any dialects but the performer does attempt to relay all of the pauses, sighs, laughter, etc. from the original storyteller’s telling of the story.

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and may contain themes of a sensitive nature. 

A Story Of Difference

An older LGBTQ+ person’s real-life story
told verbatim by LGBTQ+ performer Carol Prior

In the run up to Hear Us Out, we’re sharing some verbatim retellings of some of the older LGBTQ+ people’s stories we have collected. These verbatim retellings are performed using a technique we have called the ‘Hear Us Out Technique’. Using this technique, the performer wears headphones, listens to the original recording of the real-life story (spoken by the person whose story it is) and attempts to perform the story exactly as they hear it. There is no attempt to copy accents or any dialects but the performer does attempt to relay all of the pauses, sighs, laughter, etc. from the original storyteller’s telling of the story.

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and may contain themes of a sensitive nature. 

A Coming Out Story

An older LGBTQ+ person’s real-life story
told verbatim by LGBTQ+ performer Bob Hamilton

In the run up to Hear Us Out, we’re sharing some verbatim retellings of some of the older LGBTQ+ people’s stories we have collected. These verbatim retellings are performed using a technique we have called the ‘Hear Us Out Technique’. Using this technique, the performer wears headphones, listens to the original recording of the real-life story (spoken by the person whose story it is) and attempts to perform the story exactly as they hear it. There is no attempt to copy accents or any dialects but the performer does attempt to relay all of the pauses, sighs, laughter, etc. from the original storyteller’s telling of the story.

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and may contain themes of a sensitive nature. 

A Creation Story

An older LGBTQ+ person’s real-life story
told verbatim by LGBTQ+ performer Phaedon Zacharoudes

In the run up to Hear Us Out, we’re sharing some verbatim retellings of some of the older LGBTQ+ people’s stories we have collected. These verbatim retellings are performed using a technique we have called the ‘Hear Us Out Technique’. Using this technique, the performer wears headphones, listens to the original recording of the real-life story (spoken by the person whose story it is) and attempts to perform the story exactly as they hear it. There is no attempt to copy accents or any dialects but the performer does attempt to relay all of the pauses, sighs, laughter, etc. from the original storyteller’s telling of the story.

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and may contain themes of a sensitive nature. 

A Story Of A Turning Point

An older LGBTQ+ person’s real-life story told verbatim by LGBTQ+ performer Gabrielle Raven Bourn

In the run up to Hear Us Out, we’re sharing some verbatim retellings of some of the older LGBTQ+ people’s stories we have collected. These verbatim retellings are performed using a technique we have called the ‘Hear Us Out Technique’. Using this technique, the performer wears headphones, listens to the original recording of the real-life story (spoken by the person whose story it is) and attempts to perform the story exactly as they hear it. There is no attempt to copy accents or any dialects but the performer does attempt to relay all of the pauses, sighs, laughter, etc. from the original storyteller’s telling of the story.

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and may contain themes of a sensitive nature. 

A Story Of Acceptance

An older LGBTQ+ person’s real-life story
told verbatim by LGBTQ+ performer Persia West

In the run up to Hear Us Out, we’re sharing some verbatim retellings of some of the older LGBTQ+ people’s stories we have collected. These verbatim retellings are performed using a technique we have called the ‘Hear Us Out Technique’. Using this technique, the performer wears headphones, listens to the original recording of the real-life story (spoken by the person whose story it is) and attempts to perform the story exactly as they hear it. There is no attempt to copy accents or any dialects but the performer does attempt to relay all of the pauses, sighs, laughter, etc. from the original storyteller’s telling of the story.

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and may contain themes of a sensitive nature. 

Batting For Both Teams

Rohase Piercy’s real-life story told by herself

Kicking off with some Bisexual Pride, this is the first of many real-life stories we’re going to be sharing with you ahead of Hear Us Out later this year.

Most of our real-life stories from older LGBTQ+ people will be told verbatim by LGBTQ+ performers but Rohase Piercy, who’s also participating in the project as a writer and performer, wanted to tell her own story.

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and some content may contain themes of a sensitive nature.

The Moon

Written and Performed by Liz Armour

This is a piece of Creative Writing submitted to the project. LGBTQ+ writers attended workshops where they listened to a selection of real-life stories from older LGBTQ+ people. The writers were then invited to submit either new or existing pieces of writing in response to these stories.

When asked about her poem, Liz said, “I cry every time I read this poem. It unwrapped the locks of my past.”

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and some content may contain themes of a sensitive nature.

The Horse

Written and Performed by Persia West

This is a piece of Creative Writing submitted to the project. LGBTQ+ writers attended workshops where they listened to a selection of real-life stories from older LGBTQ+ people. The writers were then invited to submit either new or existing pieces of writing in response to these stories.

Persia describes ‘The Horse’ as “the wild, free, liberated nature of myself, above and beyond my little Persia life. I’m getting there, when the wind is fair.”

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and some content may contain themes of a sensitive nature.

Coming Out

Written and Performed by Antony Mair

This is a piece of Creative Writing submitted to the project. LGBTQ+ writers attended workshops where they listened to a selection of real-life stories from older LGBTQ+ people. The writers were then invited to submit either new or existing pieces of writing in response to these stories.

When asked about his poem Antony said, “This poem was included in my first collection – “Bestiary, and Other Animals”, published by Live Canon in 2018. It has somehow achieved a resonance that came to me as a total surprise, and reflects the experience of many gay people struggling with their identity.”

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and some content may contain themes of a sensitive nature.

P…flying

Written and Performed by Gabrielle Raven Bourn

Photographs provided by Gabrielle Raven Bourn

This is a piece of Creative Writing submitted to the project. LGBTQ+ writers attended workshops where they listened to a selection of real-life stories from older LGBTQ+ people. The writers were then invited to submit either new or existing pieces of writing in response to these stories.

When asked about her poem Gabrielle said, “This piece of writing is about my partner Penny & her journey from motorbike racing young lad to glamorous older woman. Her life with its mix of drama, courage & honesty inspires me.”

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and some content may contain themes of a sensitive nature.

Homecoming

Written and Performed by Phaedon Zacharoudes

This is a piece of Creative Writing submitted to the project. LGBTQ+ writers attended workshops where they listened to a selection of real-life stories from older LGBTQ+ people. The writers were then invited to submit either new or existing pieces of writing in response to these stories.

*phaedon*’s Homecoming reflects their own personal experience and we love how it captures intimacy and finding ‘home’ in each other.

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and some content may contain themes of a sensitive nature.

What it’s like to be a dyke (for those of you who aren’t)

Written and Performed by Katie Margaret Hall

With thanks to the poet Dean Atta

This is a piece of Creative Writing submitted to the project. LGBTQ+ writers attended workshops where they listened to a selection of real-life stories from older LGBTQ+ people. The writers were then invited to submit either new or existing pieces of writing in response to these stories.

When asked about her poem, Katie said, “I wrote this poem to show that being LGBTQ+ is both a unique and universal experience. At this moment in history I think it’s more important than ever to share that message; we have come a long way in terms of legal rights and acceptance in society but that progress is fragile and sadly not to be taken for granted.”

Hear Us Out celebrates all aspects of older LGBTQ+ people’s lives and some content may contain themes of a sensitive nature.