For year number three, Green Mountain Crossroads of Brattleboro, Vermont hosted its annual Out in the Open Summit, where upwards of 75 LGBTQ people living in small towns and rural communities from all over the Northeast met up to socialize, network, share and learn. Through discussion-based and hands-on sessions, participants explored three themes: Living on the Land, Art and Expression and Organizing for Justice. “It is a rare and powerful opportunity to gather with this many rural and small-town LGBTQ people who can nod in that knowing way when someone talks about their experience of being queer in the country,” said H. B. Lozito, executive director of GMC.
