August Bernadicou is the Executive Director of The LGBTQ History Project, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the lives and legacies of LGBTQ activists from the first wave of gay liberation. His career began in 2008 at the age of 13 when he started interviewing alternative counterculture figures for various online and in-print publications. His work primarily appeared in the punk music magazine Punk Globe. At 18, August began publishing his own "zines" (Teenage News #1, Teenage News #2, and August Nation). In 2020, he co-founded The LGBTQ History Project to archive and share his thousands of recorded interviews and conversations. Through The LGBTQ History Project, August produces the QueerCore Podcast, hosts LGBTQ history events, and publishes excerpts from his archive online, in newsletters, and on social media. August is the winner of the Troy Perry Media Activism Award (2020) and the Charles Shively Award in Gay Liberation by the William A. Percy Foundation (2023).

 

August is driven by his mission to counteract the erasure of history and provide a platform for individuals seeking to reclaim their legacies, firmly believing that the lessons of the past can pave the way for a better-informed future.

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The LGBTQ History is a grassroots organization, and donations can be made here.