By Matthew QuestNew PoliticsAugust 31st, 2019 The French Revolution (1789-1795) is generally recorded in world history as having been led…
Speaking OUT against Hate
by Rachelle Lee Smith When I began photographing and collecting stories for Speaking OUT: Queer Youth in Focus, the youth…
Speaking Out: Queer Youth in Focus Will Document The Lives of the Young Queer Community
by James NicholsHuffington PostJune 17th, 2014 An incredible new book is in the works that will serve as the culmination…
Speaking OUT: A Rainbow of Reasons We Need Diverse Books
by Amy JusselShaping Youth.orgJune 24th, 2014 June 25, 2014 You’re in for a treat if you’re following the hashtag #WeNeedDiverseBooks…
Speaking OUT Reviewed on PFLAGG Greensboro
by Dave ParkerPFlagg Greensboro Speaking OUT: Queer Youth in FocusPhoto Essay by Rachelle Lee Smith In Speaking OUT Rachelle Lee…
Queer Youth Challenge Society’s Attempt to Define Them in Revealing Photography Project
By Marcie BiancoMic.comSeptember 29th, 2014 A new photography project is giving voices to queer youth, one snapshot at a time.…
A Deep Dive into Identities of Queer Teens
By Gabe CooperQueerty.com Speaking OUT: Queer Youth in Focus is a project 10 years in the making. It’s pages are pictures of…
Photo Essay: Speaking OUT Brings Queer Youth Experience Into Focus
Ravishly “Straight? No. Gay? No. Those words don’t feel right. They aren’t Me. B:? Closer, but still not me. Queer…
Speaking OUT: Queer Youth in Focus: A Starred Kirkus Review
KirkusOctober 2014 Art, activism, individuality: the spectrum of queer youth, speaking in their own words. Smith presents her artwork as…
Speaking OUT: Queer Youth in Focus: A Starred Publishers Weekly Review
Publishers WeeklyOctober 2014 Sincerity shines in this photographic essay consisting of portraits of queer youth. Smith spent 10 years photographing queer…