Join us for our regular monthly meeting welcoming the entire spectrum of the LGBTQ+ community, friends, families and allies for support and education.
This month we welcome representatives from the IT GETS BETTER PROJECT. Please join us as they share stories from the special collection FINDING PRIDE that center on Pride and family.
About this evening's topic:
In 2010, Dan Savage and his partner, Terry Miller, uttered three words in an online video that would give rise to a global movement — it gets better. Since that video went live, over 60,000 additional videos have been shared, each containing a personal LGBTQ+ story that uplifts, empowers, and connects LGBTQ+ youth around the globe. Finding Pride is a special collection that takes a look at 33 of these compelling stories divided into six themes or lesson plans. Join us as representatives from the It Gets Better Project share their favorite stories from this collection that center on pride and family.
Presenting this evening:
Justin Tindall, Director of Education and Global Programming
McKenna Palmer, Community Liaison
About the It Gets Better Project:
VISION
The It Gets Better Project envisions a world where all LGBTQ+ youth are free to live equally and know their worthiness and power as individuals.
MISSION
The It Gets Better Project fulfills its mission to uplift, empower, and connect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) youth around the globe in two ways:
Storytelling. The It Gets Better Project connects young LGBTQ+ people with the global LGBTQ+ community by providing access to an arsenal of uplifting and inspiring stories of hope, resilience, and determination, as told by members of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies.
Building community. The It Gets Better Project builds community both internationally and locally by (a) cultivating a growing network of international affiliates* that have embraced the It Gets Better Project’s mission to support LGBTQ+ youth in their home countries, (b) engaging with young LGBTQ+ people both on and offline, and (c) connecting them to local community service providers that can provide on-the-ground assistance.
Visit them online at itgetsbetter.org