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We Are The Youth

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We Are The Youth is a project attempting to capture stories of LGBT youth in America through photography.[1][2][3] This project was started by Diana Scholl and Laurel Golio in 2010, when they photographed a PFLAG Gay Prom.[4][5] Photos from We Are The Youth are available as an online archive of LGBT youth on their website as well as in book form in We Are the Youth: Sharing the Stories of LGBTQ Youth in the United States,[6][7] which received a top ten spot on the American Library Association Rainbow Book List in 2015.[8] Work from the project has also been displayed at the Silver Eye Center for Photography in Pittsburgh in 2014 [9] and at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art in New York in 2012.[10]

People photographed as part of the project range in age from 12 to 21.[11]

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  1. ^ Smith, Alissa. "We Are The Youth LGBTQ photojournalism project comes to the Springs". Colorado Springs Independent. Archived from the original on 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  2. ^ "We Are The Youth: Coming Out Stories From Teens Across America". LOGO News. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  3. ^ Jenkins, Christine A.; Cart, Michael (2018-03-20). Representing the Rainbow in Young Adult Literature: LGBTQ+ Content since 1969. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 179, 202. ISBN 9781442278073.
  4. ^ Nichols, JamesMichael (2014-07-20). "'We Are The Youth' Chronicles The Diversity Of Queer Youth In America (PHOTOS)". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  5. ^ Romano, Andrea. "Photojournalism Series Documents the Diversity of LGBTQ Youth". Mashable. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  6. ^ "PHOTOS: 'We Are the Youth' Captures Young LGBT America". Advocate. 5 August 2014.
  7. ^ Katz, Joeli (July 21, 2014). "PHOTOS: "We Are the Youth" book showcases America's LGBT youth". GLAAD. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  8. ^ "2015 Rainbow Book List". Rainbow Book List. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  9. ^ "'Queer Geographies' exhibit evolving diversity in America". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  10. ^ "LGBT Youth Photo Exhibit Tells Teens Stories in Their Own Words". DNA Info. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
  11. ^ "Photos: Why visibility matters to these LGBTQ youth". PBS NewsHour. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
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