SpeakOUT Boston

04/13/2026

There’s still time to sign up for SpeakOUT’s spring training next Saturday at Suffolk University. Join us for an empowering day of sharing q***r stories and building your public speaking skills. Become a voice for change!

https://www.speakoutboston.org/speaker-trainings

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04/02/2026

Are you looking for a way to get more engaged with the LGBTQ+ community and to help create safer, more inclusive spaces for all? A way to fight back against the current attacks on our community?

SpeakOUT's Spring Speaker Training offers an opportunity to enhance your public speaking skills, learn how to craft an effective story, and spend a day in q***r-positive, intergenerational space sharing LGBTQ+ stories.

Register today on Eventbrite for the April 18th Spring Speaker Training at Suffolk University!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/speakouts-spring-2026-speaker-training-tickets-1984136378319?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

03/27/2026

It’s the last weekend before the application deadline for SpeakOUT’s scholarship!! Get it in ASAP!

03/26/2026

Thank you to Norwell‘s UU First Parish for inviting SpeakOUT to talk to their congregation about our work. It was wonderful to get a chance to speak to so many people after the service. And we appreciate all the thank you cards parishioners wrote to thank us for our recent panel a few weeks ago. We especially liked this heart drawing by Grace! Thank you for your wonderful partnership in the community.

03/25/2026

Deadline for SpeakOUT’s Scholarship is next Tuesday! Apply today at SpeakOUTBoston/scholarship

03/25/2026

There’s still time to apply for SpeakOUT’s LGBTQ+ Student Scholarship! The deadline is Tuesday, March 31 at midnight. Find all details on our website, https://www.speakoutboston.org/scholarship.

03/23/2026

SpeakOUT's Executive Director, Ellyn Ruthstrom, muses about the importance of Bi+ Health Awareness Month and the important historic event it developed from.

Each year, as Bi+ Health Awareness Month (BHAM) comes around, I feel a deep sense of pride. Since its founding in 2014, the bi+ community has sustained this vital campaign and made it a meaningful part of its annual calendar. My connection is personal—I helped create BHAM during my time as Preside...

03/12/2026

Are you looking for a way to get more engaged with the LGBTQ+ community and to help create safer, more inclusive spaces for all? A way to fight back against the current misinformation about our community?

SpeakOUT's Spring Speaker Training on Saturday, April 18, 9am-5pm offers an opportunity to enhance your public speaking skills, learn how to craft an effective story, and spend a day in q***r-positive intergenerational space sharing LGBTQ+ stories.

Registration: $75 standard, $35 seniors/students. The fee includes breakfast, lunch, snacks, and a training manual. Pre-registration is required. Ask about scholarships & group rates. Don’t let cost keep you from participating!

Visit the SpeakOUT website for more details or register on Eventbrite. Questions? Email [email protected].

SpeakOUT trains speakers to effectively use our proven format of telling stories and answering questions to break down stereotypes and misconceptions about the LGBTQ+ community. Our speaker trainings offer youth and adults an intensive preparation for conducting SpeakOUT engagements. SpeakOUT educa...

02/19/2026

Have you been wanting to find out more about SpeakOUT and possibly becoming a speaker? Now's your chance. On Saturday, February 28th we'll be gathering at Suffolk University for our Winter Mini-Training. It gives you an opportunity to find out more about SpeakOUT and meet other members, get updates about important issues in the LGBTQ+ community, and spend a half-day in an empowering and safe q***r space. Members attend for free and we ask guests for a $5 donation to cover lunch. If you are interested in joining us, email [email protected] and we'll provide you with more details.

02/14/2026

Happy Valentine's, everyone! Share the love!

01/27/2026

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, we remember the millions of lives lost and the countless acts of courage and resistance that remind us of humanity’s resilience. Six million Jews were killed during the years of Hitler’s reign and their loss still reverberates today. Among those also persecuted by the N***s were q***r and gender-nonconforming people. People whose identities were erased, persecuted, or silenced, yet who still found ways to resist, love, and live authentically.

On SpeakOUT’s blog today, you’ll find musings by Milo Todd, the author of The Lilac People, a historical novel that explores the experiences of q***r and trans people before, during, and after the Holocaust. You’ll also find a resource list to learn more about q***r, trans, and gender-nonconforming people’s experience of the Holocaust. As we honor lives lost and those who resisted, we remember: the past isn’t gone, it speaks to us, urging us toward empathy, action, and remembrance.

www.speakoutboston.org/blog/2026/1/26/speakout-honors-holocaust-remembrance-day