It gets better : coming out, overcoming bullying, and creating a life worth living

It gets better Coming out, overcoming bullying, and creating a life worth living

Book - 2011

A collection of original essays and expanded testimonials written to teens from celebrities, political leaders, and everyday people. While many of these teens can't see a positive future for themselves, we can. We can show LGBT youth the kind of happiness, potential, and satisfaction their lives hold if they can just get through these early years.

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Subjects
Gay teenagers.
Lesbian teenagers.
Coming out (Sexual orientation)
Transsexuals.
Bisexuals.
Homosexuality.
Bullying.
Quality of life.
Happiness.
Published
New York : Dutton c2011.
Language
English
Other Authors
Dan Savage (-), Terry Miller
Physical Description
x, 338 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
ISBN
9780525952336
  • Introduction
  • A Message from President
  • You Will Find Your People
  • The Life Almost Lost
  • In the Early Morning Rain
  • Something Has Changed Within Me
  • Action Makes It Better
  • You Are a Rubber Band, My Friend
  • God Believes in You
  • The Person Worth Fighting For Is You
  • A Message
  • Life Unfolds Exactly As It Should (But Not As You Planned)
  • It Gets Better for a British Soldier
  • Getting Stronger and Staying Alive
  • Coming Out of the Shtetl: Gay Orthodox Jews
  • Going Back In
  • And the Emmy Goes to ...
  • A Message from U.S. Secretary of State
  • This I Know for Sure
  • It Gets Better Broadway by Members of the Broadway and New York Theater Community
  • Rockin' the Flannel Shirt
  • How It Got Better for an Ordained Christian Minister
  • Out of Darkness
  • I Was a Teenage Lesbian
  • Something Special
  • The Dinner Party
  • What I Wish I Knew
  • Freedom from Fear
  • A Message from Prime Minister
  • You Will Meet People Who Celebrate You
  • An Identity Unfolded
  • A Message
  • Brothers: It Gets Better
  • Drop Dead, Warlock
  • Gwendolyn Gone
  • Growing Up Gay ...
  • The Biggest Gift
  • A Message from Senator
  • Transsexual Prairie Girl
  • Art from Rage
  • It Gets Better
  • Too Good to Be True
  • Journey to a Better Life
  • The Gay Guy in the Band
  • Will I Grow Up to Be Paul Lynde?
  • Finding Who I Am
  • Community
  • A Message
  • Gunn's Golden Rules
  • Perfect, Just the Way You Are
  • Where Happiness Is
  • Not-Normal
  • Born This Way
  • Darn It
  • Look at the Moon
  • Critical Shifts
  • For Aideybear
  • A Message
  • The Show Must Go On
  • Survival Tools
  • Dear Uncle Ronnie
  • My Office Wall
  • Keep on Livin'
  • It Gets Better Because You're a Little Different
  • Unapologetically, Me
  • A Collective Voice
  • I Didn't Always Wear a Tuxedo
  • How I Got Over
  • A ôBetterö Evolution
  • Save Yourself, Save the World
  • Becoming an Authentic Person
  • On the Other Side
  • Bully Me
  • To the Bullies
  • The Good Fight
  • A Message
  • Haters Can't Hate Someone Who Loves Themselves, and if They Do, Who Cares
  • Not Playing at a Cinema Near You
  • From ôFaggotö to Field Biologist
  • It Got Better
  • Our Parents as Allies
  • Lesbian Teacher Believes in You
  • Stepping Off the Sidelines
  • My Own Worst Enemy
  • You Are a Beloved Child of God
  • Transgendered and Self-Educated in Maine
  • The Power of ôYouö
  • It Gets Better for Small Towners, Too
  • To Me: With Love and Squalor
  • Happiness Is Inevitable
  • I Wish I'd Been Sassier!
  • Protect and Serve Loves Semper Fidelis
  • The Doors of Acceptance
  • Hope Out of Tragedy
  • Patience Makes Perfect ... Sense
  • Christian LGBT Kids: You're Part of the Plan
  • Terrible Day
  • The Worst of Both Worlds
  • Closets on Fire
  • The King Brothers
  • Community Found
  • From Scared to Proud: The Journey of a Gay Medical Student
  • Authentic Self
  • You Can Live a Life That's Worth Living
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgments
  • Resources
  • Some Curriculum Guidelines for Schools and Teachers
  • The Trevor Project
  • GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network)
  • ACLU LGBT Project
  • Photo and Comic Credits
  • Permissions
Review by Booklist Review

I wish I could have told you things get better. The words that became a call to action were born in the comments section on a blog post written by Savage about 15-year-old Billy Lucas. Savage, an author (The Kid, 1999), gay activist, and sex-advice columnist, together with his partner, Miller, launched the It Gets Better project on YouTube as a reaction to Lucas' and two other suicides precipitated by gay bullying during the summer of 2010. So far it's garnered more than 10,000 videos filled with messages of hope, love, and encouragement for LGBT teens from LGBT and straight adults wishing to reach out to kids with limited support and resources. It Gets Better the book expands on a selection of those videos, capturing stories from people of every background, including a startling collection of famous writers, entertainers, and politicians. Particularly noteworthy are essays from President Obama and David Sedaris and a bilingual entry from a Mexican student now living in Canada. This a resource every library should have on hand.--Jones, Courtne. Copyright 2010 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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