It Gets Better

Finding acceptance as a member of the LGBT community can be a challenge, no matter your beliefs or birthplace, but for those growing up without role models, friends, and family with whom they can be honest, the future as an open individual can seem like an overwhelming option. In this collection of essays, edited by syndicated columnist and author Dan Savage and published by Penguin Books, celebrities and civilians alike share their stories of survival and words of support for the adolescents ... More

Finding acceptance as a member of the LGBT community can be a challenge, no matter your beliefs or birthplace, but for those growing up without role models, friends, and family with whom they can be honest, the future as an open individual can seem like an overwhelming option. In this collection of essays, edited by syndicated columnist and author Dan Savage and published by Penguin Books, celebrities and civilians alike share their stories of survival and words of support for the adolescents around the world, who are just beginning to understand their true selves. With passages borrowed from the six thousand videos and compositions contributed by teens, politicians, and pop culture figures, this hardback compilation inspires a lust for life and fosters the belief that through public discourse and understanding, it can and will get better for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people from any walk of life.