In support of National Coming Out Day, a group of LGBTQ+ Rioters, in partnership with the It Gets Better Project, decided to share their journeys of self-discovery, how they opened up to the world, and their advice for anyone, young or old, who may find themselves in a similar situation. 🏳️🌈❤️
Join us on National Coming Out Day 2016 [10/11] for an Answer Time with DEADPOOL’s Brianna Hildebrand. She’ll be answering your questions between 5pm / 2pm ET/PT - 6pm / 3pm ET/PT.
Brianna will be answering your questions about her soon-to-be released film, FIRST GIRL I LOVED and all things It Gets Better! We’ll have a mental health professional, Matthew Dempsey, LPCC, on call with us to answer all of your coming out questions.
We’re proud to invite you next Thursday, October 11th – on National Coming Out Day – to join us as we launch the first of our live Google+ Hangouts: It Gets Better Plus!
The video chat hangouts will feature It Gets Better Project Co-Founder Dan Savage; StandUp Foundation’s Chairman Ben Cohen, MBE; and writer/activist Janet Mock to name a few – and maybe you too!
Join us as we launch the first of our live Google+ Hangouts: It Gets Better Plus!
The video chat hangouts will feature It Gets Better Project Co-Founder Dan Savage; StandUp Foundation’s Chairman Ben Cohen, MBE; and writer/activist Janet Mock as well as other It Gets Better supporters answering your questions about LGBT issues and coming out!
We’re proud to invite you next Thursday, October 11th — on National Coming Out Day — to join us as we launch the first of our live Google+ Hangouts: It Gets Better Plus!
The video chat hangouts will feature It Gets Better Project Co-Founder Dan Savage; StandUp Foundation’s Chairman Ben Cohen, MBE; and writer/activist Janet Mock as well as other It Gets Better supporters answering your questions about LGBT issues and coming out!
Hi Brianna! First off, I loved you in Deadpool and am very excited for First Girl I Loved and Tragedy Girls! I was wondering what inspired you to become involved with the It Gets Better Project and what advice you would have for people who are coming out today (National Coming Out Day)
I was inspired to become involved with the It Gets Better Project because I have always felt very sure about who I have been. Growing up I have realized that not everybody has a supportive or comfortable environment to be themselves in! And if I can help somebody feel like they belong- gold star for me :-)
Natalie, who was featured in the MTV special “It Gets Better” will be one of the panelists in tomorrow’s It Gets Better National Coming Out Day G+ Hangout! #IGBHANGOUT
Visit www.itgetsbetter.org/hangout at 5pm ET / 2pm PT to hear her update on what coming out has meant to her since the special aired last year.
We’re proud to invite you next Thursday, October 11th – on National Coming Out Day – to join us as we launch the first of our live Google+ Hangouts: It Gets Better Plus!
The video chat hangouts will feature It Gets Better Project Co-Founder Dan Savage; StandUp Foundation’s Chairman Ben Cohen, MBE; and writer/activist Janet Mock as well as other It Gets Better supporters answering your questions about LGBT issues and coming out!
Our special National Coming Out Day #answertime with Brianna Hildebrand starts in 5 minutes! Check out her It Gets Better video which is premiering right now! Remember to @postitforward!
We’d love for you to join us THIS FRIDAY October 11th 2013 for a Google+ Hangout in honor of National Coming Out Day! Visit www.itgetsbetter.org/hangout
Tweet or FB post your questions using the hashtag#IGBHANGOUT and we will pass them along to our wonderful panelists!
🏳️🌈 It’s National #HispanicHeritageMonth, which means we’re highlighting LGBTQ+ Hispanic heroes allll month long.
First up is a coming out story on the blog from our own Alex Orué - read how he started as “a shy, gay, Mexican-Catholic boy” …and ended up Director of It Gets Better México.
A lil sneak preview:
“In 2003, shortly after my parents announced they were getting a divorce, I was with my father and my two little brothers on a father-son(s) weekend. I saw a gay couple walking down the street in Mexico City, ignoring the judging eyes of people like my dad. Seeing two loving men — unashamed and in public — gave me hope, but I also got the message from my dad that it wasn’t safe for me to say so just yet.
Six years later, I left Mexico to attend college in British Columbia — and to find an accepting community far away from the judgment of my friends, family, and faith. While exploring a small library in Vancouver, I discovered Dan Savage’s book The Commitment. It was the “it gets better” message I needed to hear. It convinced me that I deserved a happy life, even if Catholic guilt told me otherwise.
I came out to my family and close friends on Skype a year later…”
yknow, I'm really glad that somewhere, someone out there took the time to make a whole blog, just to support people and kids like us, it really really does mean a lot to us. We thancc thee
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!