ALT Living Out Loud A FREE 3-day online summit about queer and trans stories — how they’re told, how we find them, and why they matter. Join us to explore: 🎬 The films, shows, and plays telling queer and trans stories today 📚 The historical and cultural context that shapes how we see them 🗣️ Every session includes a Q&A — your questions + ideas shape the discussion. 📅 Each day offers a new lens: history, storytelling, and a live film discussion. 🗓️ Oct 3–5 | 2–4pm ET | Free on Zoom

ALT Day 1 – Reclaiming Queer + Trans History Friday, Oct 3 | 2–4pm ET Why does knowing queer and trans history matter? And how do film, theatre, and archives help us reclaim it? Join a panel of historians, educators, and artists to explore: 📌 How history shapes the stories we see today 📌 What gets erased — and what’s being recovered 📌 How personal memory, art, and academia intersect Featuring: Elspeth Brown, Emily Garside, Anamarija Horvat, Angelo Madsen

ALT Day 2 – Queer + Trans Stories On Screen Saturday, Oct 4 | 2–4pm ET What queer and trans stories are getting told on screen — and what makes them resonate? We’ll explore: 🎞️ Why so many great queer films fly under the radar 🧠 How context + history shape how we experience them 💬 Why these stories can hit home — even if they’re not about us Featuring a panel of film and culture critics: C.J. Prince, Kyle Turner, Lena Wilson

ALT Day 3 – Watch + Discuss a Queer Short Film Sunday, Oct 5 | 2–4pm ET We’ll screen a rarely seen but incredibly rich hybrid doc-fiction queer short film — then unpack it in a facilitated group discussion led by host Alex Heeney. 🎬 This session brings together the themes from Days 1 & 2: reclaiming history + what queer and trans stories get told 🧠 You’ll notice things you wouldn’t on your own — and hear what others saw, too. 💬 Come curious. Leave with deeper insight, new questions, and a new deep cut. 👀