It Gets Better

To Whom It May Concern You Have To Know It Gets Better,

Everyone (whether they’ll say it or not) has had a time in their life when they felt like they just couldn’t take it anymore. When you don’t believe your life will get better, you feel stuck and waiting for that time in your life when it will change for the better seems too long. I may be only 24, but I’ve had several times in my life when I didn’t think my life would change. Life is definitely hard and there’s going to be hard times to endure. But there are good times too, times when you’ll be happy, laugh, feel relief and relax and be comfortable. But it takes time and you really have to believe that moment will come and you have to stick around to see it. What do you want your life to be? Visualize it, write it down. Make a promise to yourself that you will achieve it. Think of about it everyday. If you’re being bullied for being a lesbian, gay, transgender or bisexual. Bullied for being African-American, Latino, Multi-Racial, Asian or Native-American. Bullied for recently coming to the U.S. from another country, not knowing English or have an accent. Bullied for being poor. Bullied for needing a wheelchair or having a cleft lip or visible scars or lazy eye. Bullied for jewish, muslim, christian or an atheist. Bullied for being plus-sized or because you're too tall or too short. It takes a long time, but everyday learn to accept your uniqueness. If you’re being bullied for standing up for your self (i.e. pressing charges against a person who raped or molested you, a person who discriminated you based on your race, gender, religion, etc.) , I applaud you for being brave , you should know by taking action you are helping every person who’s had a similar experience than you who feel too afraid to speak. You should know you’re not the only the one. If you’re depressed or being bullied for whatever reason please speak to a school counselor, attend therapy, talk to someone who you trust. If you aren’t able to speak with someone within your family or community and/or having thoughts about suicide or even know a friend who is having suicidal thoughts please contact The Trevor Project :1-866-4-U-TREVOR or visit the website The Trevor Project or the National Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800-273-8255

Below are videos from PEOPLE, human beings as diverse as they come, telling stories of their lives as LGBT youth struggling and accepting their sexuality as just another great part of who they are and supporters of the LGBT community letting you know that “It Gets Better”.

Autostraddle "It Gets Better"



The Logo Channel "It Gets Better"

2007 Documentary Series: My Address: A Look At Gay Youth Homelessness w/ Katherine Moenning

My Address: A Look At Gay Youth Homelessness Part 1


My Address: A Look At Gay Youth Homelessness Part 2


My Address: A Look At Gay Youth Homelessness Part 3


My Address: A Look At Gay Youth Homelessness Part 4


My Address: A Look At Gay Youth Homelessness Part 5

Flashback: This Is What A Feminist Looks Like

This video may be two years old, those its completely relevant today.

Happy New Year

Credit: Found here

Michelle Obama: We Can Do It

I LOVE this shirt!!!!

Photo Credit: Found Online

Bebe's Kids: Baby Mama Battle

I love "Bebe's Kids". I always laugh at the Baby Mama battle, though the movie itself is really funny. Click here to watch it on youtube

Thought: Chris Brown Beating Rhianna Was Not A Mistake

I thought I would never write about the Chris Brown and Rhianna situation, but the recent support for his actions is really creeping me out. I've heard countless times on radio stations and read on blogs that people believe that Chris made a "mistake"and he's still a boy and not yet a man. Its sounds like they're saying, metaphorically, he went to the grocery store and bought apples instead of oranges like he was supposed to. He made a mistake but its okay (sarcasm). Beating another person is not a mistake. I don't hate Chris Brown, given his family history of abuse, I feel sorry for him viewing his mother being physically abused and continuing the tradition towards his girlfriend. I hope he receives counseling or what every form of therapy that will help prevent him from hitting other women But I don't think he should get a pass because he is only 20 and a celebrity.

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor

Congratulations Sonia Sotomayor. She is making history becoming the first Hispanic, first Puerto-Rican, First Latina, and third woman to be confirmed into the U.S. Supreme Court!!!! (Why does this year feel like "THE" year for people of color in politics?" Thank you to the Senate for voting her in the Supreme Court and Thank you to Sonia for being yet another example of achieving one's dreams despite one's upbringing, race, gender, etc. and being an inspiration to all women, especially Latina's and for women of all shades of brown.

Photo Credit: http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/RoGdvIWTuOw/Supreme+Court+Nominee+Sonia+Sotomayor+Meets/xZB3qdzlq98/Sonia+Sotomayor

Just Writing: What Does It Mean to be Black?

Here's my definition of an Black/African-American person: someone who is of African descent. I think the some people within the mainstream media and the black media have made it into a lifestyle more than an ethnicity, but I just see it as a simple box one person's checks when they're participating in a race survery for the U.S. Census. I feel like some people want to put a face (ONE FACE) to being African-American, and that's just not possible, we're too diverse.

Happy Birthday President Barack Obama

Happy 48th Birthday President Barack Obama !!!! To clear up those "He wasn't born in the U.S. rumors" click here to read a great blog post by Monica of Transgriot

Photo Credit:http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/Barack%20Obama%20Capitol.jpg