Out in the Open connects rural LGBTQ+ people to build community, visibility, knowledge and power.

​We are a multiracial, majority working class, grassroots, movement and capacity building organization based in Wabanaki territory with full time staff in both Vermont and Maine.

We focus on cultivating a deep sense of place, utilizing arts & humanities strategies in order to connect people with a sense of wonder and curiosity so that we can widen circles of belonging, deepen relationships, honor & celebrate rural LGBTQ+ culture, co-create our futures, and help transform rural places as part of a world that works for everyone.

LGBTQ, LGBTQ+, LGBTQIA, Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Same Gender Loving, Asexual, Pansexual, Ceterosexual, Genderqueer, Nonbinary, Agender, Bigender, activist, organizer, power, fun, joy, rural, trust, connection, food, wonder, awe, accessibility.