From love at first sight to getting married at Disney World, Nate and Brian’s love story is what fairy tales are made of.
Learn more about their story on the season finale of Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings July 16 at 8/7c on @FreeformTV.
See more posts like this on Tumblr
#disney #wedding inspiration #wedding #weddings #love #it gets better #gay #lesbian #trans #queer #disney fairy tale weddings #disney wedding #biBut coming out went much better than Ryo expected. “[My parents] had an opportunity to experience an open-minded LGBT culture on one of their travels abroad,” she said. “They had become more flexible, partly due to such experiences, and they easily accepted me.” […]
When Haru watched Ryo’s dad walk her down the aisle, Haru lost it and “could not stop her tears.”
Right?
The show is Star Vs the Forces of Evil, the episode is Season 2 Episode 39, “Just Friends.”
In the episode, the main characters attend a boy band concert, where one of the songs becomes so captivating that couples all around them can’t help but embrace their loved ones in warm, tender kisses. Among the cute kisses shown were multiple LGBTQ couples.
“While we’ve seen actors and actresses engage in same-sex kisses on screen, it is definitely significant that this is the first time a cartoon is showing it, particularly because young people are the show’s main audience. The more we show same sex couples kissing, the more young people will recognize that it’s a normal thing that happens in life — not something strange or perverse that should be feared. It will also help show young kids who might realize they have same sex attractions that other people out there like them exist. When you don’t know anyone who identifies as LGBTQ in real life, seeing people like you on television can be validating, comforting and helpful.”
It’s a great first step for Disney.
Next step, give Elsa a girlfriend!
You can watch the clip here.
“You do not have to find an “other half” to be complete or happy. But it’s also okay to think that one day you’ll meet someone who will respect, support and love you just the way you are! Love wins! It gets better! 💛”-It Gets Better Brasil
Love this graphic created by It Gets Better Brasil and artist Kai Maxnuk!
We sat down with the newlyweds to talk about their personal journeys, their adorable dads and that famous ‘Dirty Dancing’ lift. 🕺
Check out their #GivingTuesday fundraiser here: https://bit.ly/2BBvoiy
Since 2010, the It Gets Better Project has collected over 60,000 video stories from LGBTQ people and their allies from around the world. Here are some of our favorites from June 2017.
Through July, our affiliate in Chile, Todo Mejora, continues the campaign Por Un Final Feliz with the help of several media partners. A number of new videos have been uploaded to their YouTube page featuring uplifting stories from Chilean young people, as well as messages of hope from actors and other popular figures.
Todo Mejora [It Gets Better Chilé]
It Gets Better México participated in the 2017 Pride Connection Summit and has a large number of It Gets Better videos uploaded to their YouTube page from other participants they came across there. Featured below is Carlos Maza, a manager over at Moovz, a global LGBT social network that’s particularly popular in Latin America. Pride Connection aims to foster inclusive company cultures for LGBTQ employees at professional work places across the world.
In July, we heard from some of the kids featured in the documentary Check It, which chronicles the journey of a group of young black LGBTQ men and women in Washington D.C., breaking out of poverty by launching clothing labels, walking runways, and putting on fashion shows. Emerging from violence and harassment, they made a family where they didn’t have one.
“Life for the Check It can be brutal, but it’s also full of hope and an indomitable resilience.”
In this series of videos, various members of the Check It share their stories & their messages for others in the LGBTQ community.
EL PAÍS is a daily newspaper based in Madrid, Spain with a circulation of over 15 million unique readers. In this video, a number of their staff have words of encouragement for LGBTQ jóvenes – young people.
Petra Bayr knows that there is bullying and even violence against LGBTQ young people in her country. But as part of the government, she she hopes she can encourage young people to come out and stresses that things will be better.
Es Wird Besser Österreich [It Gets Better Austria]
Craving more?! Go to www.itgetsbetter.org, or keep scrolling to learn more about the cool things It Gets Better and its affiliates are doing around the world.
Colombia: It Gets Better Colombia marched for Pride in Bogotá alongside 150,000 other passionate fighters for the LGBTQ community.
España: Our affiliate in Spain also marched at World Pride 2017 alongside our Portuguese and Austrian affiliates! Supported by Lush Spain, we were proud to spread hope for LGBTQ youth around the world.
Paraguay: Meanwhile, It Gets Better Paraguay was busy participating in the first module of a workshop for a leadership school in Oviedo where they educated and empowered young people on topics of human rights.
Greece: Finally, It Gets Better Greece marched at both Pride events in Athens and Thessaloniki. “Ήταν ένα εξαίσιο (It was exquisite!)” they said.
Our rainbow footprints are all over the world.
Wedding photographer Steph Grant writes on a criticism she often receives in response to her work: don’t call it a “lesbian wedding” or “gay wedding” in 2017, just call it a wedding.
Yet, as she points out, what happens when you search “wedding photos” on Google? Probably you’ll find pages and pages of beautiful photographs featuring straight couples, and maybe one or two LGBTQ couples.
But search “Lesbian wedding,” and her clients will find what they’re looking for – photos that represent themselves.
An LGBTQ couple may be able to get married like any other in this day and age, yet the visibility is still skewed. Let’s keep the love flowing, let’s keep getting married, and soon maybe those Google search results will look a lot different.
💍 An It Gets Better love story: In 2010, Jen and Leah met at one of our events. Now, they’re going to be married and we are here for it!
Time to d-d-d-drop some knowledge about LGBTQ+ terms!
Today’s term is non-binary: A person whose gender identity does not conform to the gender binary, which is the erroneous idea that only two distinct and opposite genders exist (man and woman). In reality, many genders exist, and have existed throughout history! Some nonbinary people identify with more than one gender, while others don’t identify with any.
The important thing: there are many ways to be nonbinary, and everyone’s experience with gender is different.
Want more? Writing Our Own Dictionary premieres on our Youtube October 6th! Subscribe now so you don’t miss an episode. In the meantime, check out our terms glossary at itgetsbetter.org/glossary.
letters-to-lgbt-kids
Anonymous asked:
My dear lgbt+ kid,
I kept this message in my drafts for a long time because it’s so kind - and also because it reminds me that I am doing my best to support people.
I tend to feel guilty for not doing more, for just writing silly little letters on tumblr. Your message really provides a different perspective: I took time to make a whole blog just to share love and comfort! Yay, me!
Seriously, thankyou <3
With all my love,
Your Tumblr Dad
