Courage V Pearson
As the Director of Community Organizing and Advocacy, Courage V supports community groups and partner organizations in showing up in true solidarity with LGBTQ+ youth. They also guide our incredible volunteers in standing together for justice, equity, and a world where all LGBTQ+ youth thrive.
Courage V works at Outright because they believe in the transformation that happens when we stand with LGBTQ+ youth and support them in their joy, self-determination, fierce sense of justice, and journey of discovery.
Courage V’s BA in Philosophy from Smith College and a Master’s in Feminist Liberation Theologies from the Episcopal Divinity School inform their vision of liberation. More than 30 years’ professional background in community organizing, education, and conflict mediation ground Courage V’s orientation toward tangible and actionable moves that uplift those most on the edges of our communities and society. The common thread of their work as an educator, anti-oppression trainer, and consultant in schools, nonprofits, and collectives has been to dissolve artificial limits on who and what is seen and valued.
Courage V dislikes: fascism, indirect communication, and unsustainable farming practices. Courage V Likes: dancing at their desk, loud expressions of joy, theater games, Marvel movies, and sushi.
