MAKING LGBTQ+
EXPERIENCES VISIBLE
and IMAGINING WHAT COMES NEXT
Words Bare is a creative storytelling project gathering and sharing real LGBTQ+ experiences through visual art. First created over a decade ago as a touring exhibition, it’s returning to ask: what’s changed, what hasn’t—and what should come next? A self initiated and personal project by Mandy Barker.
What has changed? What are we still carrying? And what kind of queer future do we want to create?
What has changed? What are we still carrying? And what kind of queer future do we want to create?
The original stories
First shared more than a decade ago, these real experiences exposed the everyday comments, assumptions and discrimination faced by LGBTQ+ people.
