It Gets Better by Dan Savage

It Gets Better by Dan Savage

Every story can change a life. Growing up isn't easy. Many young people face daily tormenting and bullying, making them feel like they have nowhere to turn. This is especially true for LGBT kids and teens who often hide their sexuality for fear of being bullied. Without other openly gay adults and mentors in their lives, they can't imagine what their future may hold. In many instances, gay and lesbian adolescents are taunted--even tortured--simply for being themselves. After a number of tragic suicides by LGBT students who were bullied in school, syndicated columnist and author Dan Savage uploaded a video to YouTube with his partner, Terry Miller, to inspire hope for LGBT youth facing harassment. Speaking openly about the bullying they suffered as teenagers and how they both went on to lead rewarding adult lives, they launched the It Gets Better Project YouTube channel and initiated a worldwide phenomenon. With over six thousand videos posted and over twenty million views in the first three months alone, the world has embraced the opportunity to provide personal, honest, and heartfelt support for LGBT youth everywhere. It Gets Better is a collection of expanded essays and new material from celebrities, everyday people, and teens who have posted videos of encouragement, as well as new contributors who have yet to post videos to the site. While many of these teens couldn't see a positive future for themselves, others can. We can show LGBT youth the levels of happiness, potential, and positivity their lives will reach if they can just get through their teen years. By sharing these stories, It Gets Better reminds teenagers in the LGBT community that they are not alone--and it WIL get better.

Savage Love, Dan Savage's nationally syndicated sex-advice column, is read by over four million people each week. He's been writing the column for eight years, and it appears in twenty-six newspapers across the US and Canada. He also contributes to ABCNews.com's Dear Dan, an online advice column. Savage is the assistant editor of The Stranger in Seattle and a regular contributor to NPR's This American Life. He is also the author of Savage Love, a collection of his advice columns (Plume). He is a resident of Seattle, Washington.

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ISBN 13	9780525952336
ISBN 10	0525952330
Title	It Gets Better
Author	Dan Savage
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2011-03-22
Number of pages	352
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