Let me be as clear as fucking possible: LGBT people do not need six year olds to be taught about their sexual attraction. Neither do straight people. If you want a child who doesn’t yet understand sexual attraction to be taught anything about anyone’s sexual attraction, you are a predator.

No, there are no exceptions to this. No, I am not talking about gay people existing, having a spouse, or saying I love you. No, I am not talking about anything besides sexual attraction. No, I am not asking you to come tell me I actually mean something completely different from sexual attraction. The words I’m saying mean exactly what they mean. If you’re working overdrive to make them mean something else, I want to know why you’re so desperate to avoid addressing why you believe children 5-9 should be taught sexual attraction.

Doesnt matter if gender and sexuality is important or not to learn, banning knowledge is the single dumbest thing a school can do

Youth Voices React: Anti LGBTQ+ Bills

The recent legislative attacks on LGBTQ+ youth have felt…overwhelming.

From Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill to families of trans kids being under fire in Texas, to multiple other states attempting to bar trans kids from playing sports.

OurYouth Voices shared their initial reactions to these attacks on teens like them, but also how they’re taking action!

️‍️‍⚧️From self care to protesting to sharing info, read them all on the blog.

Here’s a sneak peek from Hailey:

The reaction:

“When I first came out at my high school, I was asked to use a single-stall bathroom reserved for those with chronic illness and complications that needed to be taken care of in private. And I am here to tell Alabama legislators this — I am not a disease. My transgender identity is not an illness, it is not debilitating, and the rhetoric you are spewing to paint myself and other trans youth as predators is disgusting. That is the disease — your dangerous, close-minded, and unruly ability to paint transgender youth as monsters” –

The action:

“I am getting involved by contacting my local representatives! To be frank, the most I can do right now to take care of myself is just to exist. To be trans, to be hurt, and to process it. To be me.”

-Hailey (she/her), age 17, Alabama

Read what all the Youth Voices have to say on the blog!

A Letter to LGBTQ+ Youth

️‍ We wrote you a little letter to remind you that SO many people have your back:

On Tuesday, March 8, Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill passed the state Senate. If signed, which looks likely, “classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity” in kindergarten through third grade would be banned.

This is disappointing and dangerous. It sends a message to LGBTQ+ youth that they aren’t important, and that their stories and experiences don’t belong in the classroom. Every time one of these bills passes, we get angry. In fact, in the time it took us to write and edit this post and send it out to our email list, Idaho’s House approved legislation “that makes it a felony for a doctor to provide age-appropriate, gender-affirming care for transgender children,” according to the HRC.

The hits seem to keep coming, and they aren’t showing signs of slowing down.

But as angry and as frustrated as we are and will continue to be, we are equally inspired and encouraged by the hundreds of thousands of students, teachers, and allies who are taking to the streets, walking out of schools, and standing up for the right to exist.

To the young LGBTQ+ people who are reading this, we hear you, we see you, and you are VERY important. We will continue to share your stories and amplify your voices.

This letter was originally written to introduce this week’s newsletter “Your Good Vibes Download,” which is just one of the ways we’re making sure people don’t just say “gay”, they celebrate it! Explore our library of It Gets Better stories, download our free educational resources, join us for new content daily on TikTok,Twitch,Instagram and more, learn about our 19 global affiliates, or enjoy one of our original content series.

There are so many ways the It Gets Better Project is working to create a world where all LGBTQ+ youth are free to live equally and recognize their own worth and power. Because you’re worth fighting for. Because your stories and your experiences matter.

Stand proud!

Florida students stage school walkouts over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

Students in Florida are standing UP for their rights and against anti-LGBTQ+ bills!

️‍ SO proud to see these kids fighting to be seen and heard - we stand with you!

SeeJack’s tweet.

It baffles me how many people think that free speech means “I can say whatever the fuck I want without criticism”, instead of what it actually means, which is “I can say whatever the fuck I want without the government throwing me in prison”. Freedom of Speech doesn’t protect you from the criticism of your peers, it protects you from governmental persecution. And the government has created acts and doctrines establishing when it is okay to limit free speech so idk what y'all are on about.