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The Homecoming Project

When you reflect on your high school experience, chances are there are aspects you would choose to do differently. Did you struggle with your identity? Did you have a hard time fitting in? Were you unsure of who to turn to for support?

Through The Homecoming Project, Live Out Loud is encouraging the LGBT community to make the journey back to their high schools to speak with a new generation of students about the unique experiences which have shaped the individuals they are today.

By participating in the home coming project, you will:

  1. Serve as a positive example for LGBT youth
  2. Empower young adults to reconsider the challenges and unspoken fears of growing up gay
  3. Replace your old and uncomfortable memories of high school with new and positive experiences


The Homecoming Project
The Homecoming Project
Return to your high school and serve as a positive role model for LGBT youth!
The Homecoming Project

Gay it forward! Return to your old high school as a role model and share what you know with today’s LGBT teens.
Homecoming Project Ad Campaign Launches!
Check out the inspiring artwork...
Homecoming Project Ad Campaign Launches!

Live Out Loud is kicking off the 2012-2013 school year with an exciting new ad campaign created by our generous and passionate partners, Deutsch A Lowe & Partners Company. This campaign urges LGBT role models to share their personal journeys with the next generation by going back to their hometown high schools through Live Out Loud’s Homecoming Project. The digital, print, and video creatives will be featured online, in LGBT publications, and in key placements around NYC, as well as urban areas around the country. Check back here on September 10, 2012 to see the campaign for yourself! You’ll be inspired to participate in The Homecoming Project too…

If you’d like to help us promote this campaign, please send us your ideas at .
Live Out Loud wants to help your school raise awareness during Respect for All week!
Live Out Loud wants to help your school raise awareness during Respect for All week!

During the week of Feb 14 – 18, 2011, NYC schools will work to combat bullying and harassment due to sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion, and disability. Live Out Loud wants to help!

Download our Homecoming Project lesson plans to use during Respect for All week. You can help your students explore the topics “Everyone’s a Minority,” “Dispelling Myths, Facing Challenges,” and “Find a Role Model, Be a Role Model.”

Together we can make schools a more respectful place for LGBT students!
New Short Video Premiering Today Chronicles Visit of Openly Gay Oscar Winner Lance Black Back To His High School
To prevent anti-gay bullying and violence, The Homecoming Project brings gay adults back to their high schools to share stories, lessons, and hope
New Short Video Premiering Today Chronicles Visit of Openly Gay Oscar Winner Lance Black Back To His High School

In the midst of a national wave of anti-gay bullying and violence, a powerful short video premiering today reveals how one person can change a school – and the lives of hundreds of gay and straight youth – in just one day.

Academy Award-winning screenwriter Lance Black (“Milk”) is one of the many LGBT leaders participating in The Homecoming Project, Live Out Loud’s grassroots initiative that brings successful gay adults back to their high schools to share their stories, lessons, and hope with today’s students.
The Homecoming Project
Return to your high school and serve as a positive role model for LGBT youth!
The Homecoming Project

Gay it forward! Return to your old high school as a role model and share what you know with today’s LGBT teens.
Lance Black’s Homecoming Project
Returns to his North Salinas, California high school to inspire today's LGBT students
Lance Black’s Homecoming Project

Oscar Winner Dustin Lance Black participates in Live Out Loud’s Homecoming Project. The Homecoming Project, is a major new program that brings lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) leaders back to their high schools to share their personal stories and life lessons with today’s students.
Neil Giuliano’s Homecoming Project
Returns to his Bloomfield New Jersey high school to inspire today's LGBT students
Neil Giuliano’s Homecoming Project

One year ago, Live Out Loud launched The Homecoming Project, a major new program that brings lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) leaders back to their high schools to share their personal stories and life lessons with today’s students.

The program is already making a major impact. Leaders like Oscar winner Lance Black (“Milk”) and former GLAAD president Neil Giuliano have returned to their high schools, making a lasting impression on thousands of students and inspiring schools.
Participate in the Homecoming Project
Return to your High School and serve as a positive role model for LGBT youth!
Participate in the Homecoming Project

Interested in returning to your high school to participate in the Homecoming Project? Visit this page and complete the form, Live Out Loud will work closely with you on coordinating with your school and developing a presentation.

Serve as a positive example for LGBT youth and empower young adults to reconsider the challenges and unspoken fears of growing up gay,