The Oral History Project is a community-based oral history and physical artifacts archive dedicated to preserving LGBTQIA+ history of the south. The archive offers community training workshops (where you learn how to do oral history interviews), produces a variety of educational media (from K12 lesson plans to historical walking tours), and hosts community outreach events for intentional gathering among LGBTQIA+ communities.

Our Lives. Our Stories. Our Way.

We are always welcoming volunteers. All training provided.

At Blue Ridge Pride, we host a Welcoming Spaces Directory, which includes a Welcoming Businesses list. Through this directory we define what welcoming means to us. But what does it look like to be welcoming? In this 60-90 minute training, we review some LGBTQIA+ basics, explore bias and inequity, as well as discuss what inclusion, equity and belonging look like for our diverse community. This training is intended for businesses and organizations, and has officially launched as of 11/23. Please contact us if you are interested in booking!

We have partnered with Givens Communities, who was recently recognized on HRC’s Long-Term Care Equality Index, to offer this specialized DEI training for older adults and their caregivers. Whether it’s a grandmother learning their grandchild’s pronouns, a caregiver unfamiliar with transgender individuals, or an LGBTQIA+ senior learning how to navigate discrimination within various settings, the Boomer generation and beyond makes up a large and vibrant part of our LGBTQ+ and ally community.