It gets better : coming out, overcoming bullying, and creating a life worth living / edited by Dan Savage and Terry Miller.
"A collection of original essays and expanded testimonials written to teens from celebrities, political leaders, and everyday people, because while many of LGBT teens can't see a positive future for themselves, we can."--P. [4] of cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780452297616
- ISBN: 0452297613
- Physical Description: x, 338 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
- Publisher: New York : Plume, 2012.
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction / by Dan Savage -- A message from President Barack Obama -- You will find your people / by Laurel Slongwhite -- The life almost lost / by Bruce Ortiz -- In the early morning rain / by Jennifer Finney Boylan -- Something has changed within me / by Gregory Maguire -- Action makes it better / by Urvashi Vaid -- You are a rubber band, my friend / by Brinae Lois Gaudet -- God believes in you / by Bishop Gene Robinson -- The person worth fighting for is you / by Alex R. Orue -- A message from Ellen DeGeneres -- Life unfolds exactly as it should (but not as you planned) / by Sean Blane and David Rosen -- It gets better for a British soldier / by Lance Corporal James Wharton -- Getting stronger and staying alive / by Gabrielle Rivera -- Coming out of the Shtetl : gay Orthodox Jews / by Marc Tannen, Chaim Levin, Ely Winkler, Justin Spiro, Moishie Rabinowitz, and Mordechai Levovitz -- Going back in / by Michael Cunningham -- And the Emmy goes to-- / by Barbara Gaines -- A message from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton -- This I know for sure / by A. Y. Daring -- It gets better Broadway / by members of the Broadway and New York Theater Community -- Rockin' the flannel shirt / by Krissy Mahan -- How it got better for an ordained Christian minister / by Professor Stephen V. Sprinkle -- Out of darkness / by Philip Deal -- I was a teenage lesbian / by Alison Bechdel -- Something special / by Sia Furler -- The dinner party / by Adam Roberts -- What I wish I knew / by Ivan Coyote -- Freedom from fear / by Michael Feinstein -- A message from Prime Minister David Cameron -- You will meet people who celebrate you / by Jenn and Erika Wagner-Martin -- An identity unfolded / by Mark Ramirez -- A message from Suze Orman -- Brothers : it gets better / by Lenox Magee, Rannon Harris, David Dodd, and Kean Ray -- Drop dead, warlock / by David Sedaris -- Gwendolyn gone / by Meshell Ndegeocello -- Growing up gay ... and Kinky / by Dart -- The biggest gift / by Stewart Taylor -- A message from Senator Al Franken -- Transsexual prairie girl / by Tamsyn Waterhouse -- Art from rage / by Jake Shears -- It gets better (Btkoun Ahsan) / by Bashar Makhay -- Too good to be true / by Cameron Tuttle -- Journey to a better life / by Juan Carlos Galan, MS -- The gay guy in the band / by Kevin Samuel Yee -- Will I grow up to be Paul Lynde? / by Andy Cohen -- Finding who I am / by Hunter Adeline Brady -- Community / by Chaz Bono -- A message from Nancy Pelosi -- Gunn's golden rules / by Tim Gunn -- Perfect, just the way you are / by Darren Hayes -- Where happiness is / by Natalie Sperry Mandelin -- Not-normal / by Michael K. Wells -- Darn it / by Kate Clinton -- Look at the moon / by Agustnín Cepeda -- Critical shifts / by Jesse Barnes -- For Aideybear / by Ava Dodge -- A message from John Berry -- The show must go on / by Kyle Dean Massey -- Survival tools / by Ellen Forney -- Dear Uncle Ronnie / by Randy Roberts Potts -- My office wall / by Trevor Corneil, MD -- Keep on livin' / by J. D. Samson -- It gets better because you're a little different / by Dave Holmes -- Unapologetically, me / by Demetrius Gittens -- A collective voice / by Gabe Milligan-Green, Addy Cahill, and Russell Peck -- I didn't always wear a tuxedo / by Murray Hill -- How I got over / by Tuan N'Gai -- A "better" evolution / by Joseph Odysseus Mastro -- Save yourself, save the world / by Khris Brown -- Becoming an authentic person / by Nicholas Wheeler -- On the other side / by Jay A. Foxworthy and Bryan Leffew -- Bully me / Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum -- To the bullies / by Tristan Jackson -- The good fight / by Kristel Yoneda -- A message from Kevin Hague MP -- Haters can't hate someone who loves themselves, and if they do, who cares / by Lynn Breedlove -- Not playing at a cinema near you / by Rebecca Brown -- From "faggot" to field biologist / by Christopher A. Schmitt, PhD -- It got better / by Stephen D. Lorimor -- Our parents as allies / by Lawrence Gullo, Fyodor Pavlov, Eileen Charbonneau, and Ed Gullo -- Lesbian teacher believes in you / by Kristin Rivers -- Stepping off the sidelines / by Wayne Knaub -- My own worst enemy / by Jessica Leshnoff -- You are a beloved child of God / by Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson -- Transgendered and self-educated in Maine / by Jean Vermette -- The power of "You" / by Luan Legacy -- It gets better for small towners, too / by Dwayne Steward -- To me : with love and squalor / by Terry Galloway -- Happiness is inevitable / by Henry Winfiele -- Wish I'd been sassier! / by Brian Gallivan aka Gay Sassy Friend -- Protect and serve loves Semper Fidelis / by J. D. Davis and Allen D. Stone -- The doors of acceptance / by Shaun Ridgway -- Hope out of tragedy / by Matthew Anthony Houck -- Patience makes perfect-- sense / by Angelo D'Agostino -- Christian LGBT kids : you're part of the plan / by Raven Mardirosian -- Terrible day / by Patrick Murphy -- The worst of both worlds / by Michelle Faid -- Closets on fire / by Anthony Antoine -- The King brothers / by Dick and Mark S. King -- Community found / by Taylor Bailey -- From scared to proud : the journey of a gay medical student / by Jake Kleinman -- Authentic self / by Sara Sperling -- You can live a life that's worth living / by Kate Bornstein -- Epilogue / Terry Miller. |
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Subject: | Gay teenagers. Coming out (Sexual orientation) Bullying. Quality of life. Happiness. |
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Orue -- ‡tA message from Ellen DeGeneres -- ‡tLife unfolds exactly as it should (but not as you planned) / ‡rby Sean Blane and David Rosen -- ‡tIt gets better for a British soldier / ‡rby Lance Corporal James Wharton -- ‡tGetting stronger and staying alive / ‡rby Gabrielle Rivera -- ‡tComing out of the Shtetl : gay Orthodox Jews / ‡rby Marc Tannen, Chaim Levin, Ely Winkler, Justin Spiro, Moishie Rabinowitz, and Mordechai Levovitz -- ‡tGoing back in / ‡rby Michael Cunningham -- ‡tAnd the Emmy goes to-- / ‡rby Barbara Gaines -- ‡tA message from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton -- ‡tThis I know for sure / ‡rby A. Y. Daring -- ‡tIt gets better Broadway / ‡rby members of the Broadway and New York Theater Community -- ‡tRockin' the flannel shirt / ‡rby Krissy Mahan -- ‡tHow it got better for an ordained Christian minister / ‡rby Professor Stephen V. Sprinkle -- ‡tOut of darkness / ‡rby Philip Deal -- ‡tI was a teenage lesbian / ‡rby Alison Bechdel -- ‡tSomething special / ‡rby Sia Furler -- ‡tThe dinner party / ‡rby Adam Roberts -- ‡tWhat I wish I knew / ‡rby Ivan Coyote -- ‡tFreedom from fear / ‡rby Michael Feinstein -- ‡tA message from Prime Minister David Cameron -- ‡tYou will meet people who celebrate you / ‡rby Jenn and Erika Wagner-Martin -- ‡tAn identity unfolded / ‡rby Mark Ramirez -- ‡tA message from Suze Orman -- ‡tBrothers : it gets better / ‡rby Lenox Magee, Rannon Harris, David Dodd, and Kean Ray -- ‡tDrop dead, warlock / ‡rby David Sedaris -- ‡tGwendolyn gone / ‡rby Meshell Ndegeocello -- ‡tGrowing up gay ... and Kinky / ‡rby Dart -- ‡tThe biggest gift / ‡rby Stewart Taylor -- ‡tA message from Senator Al Franken -- ‡tTranssexual prairie girl / ‡rby Tamsyn Waterhouse -- ‡tArt from rage / ‡rby Jake Shears -- ‡tIt gets better (Btkoun Ahsan) / ‡rby Bashar Makhay -- ‡tToo good to be true / ‡rby Cameron Tuttle -- ‡tJourney to a better life / ‡rby Juan Carlos Galan, MS -- ‡tThe gay guy in the band / ‡rby Kevin Samuel Yee -- ‡tWill I grow up to be Paul Lynde? / ‡rby Andy Cohen -- ‡tFinding who I am / ‡rby Hunter Adeline Brady -- ‡tCommunity / ‡rby Chaz Bono -- ‡tA message from Nancy Pelosi -- ‡tGunn's golden rules / ‡rby Tim Gunn -- ‡tPerfect, just the way you are / ‡rby Darren Hayes -- ‡tWhere happiness is / ‡rby Natalie Sperry Mandelin -- ‡tNot-normal / ‡rby Michael K. Wells -- ‡tDarn it / ‡rby Kate Clinton -- ‡tLook at the moon / ‡rby Agustnín Cepeda -- ‡tCritical shifts / ‡rby Jesse Barnes -- ‡tFor Aideybear / ‡rby Ava Dodge -- ‡tA message from John Berry -- ‡tThe show must go on / ‡rby Kyle Dean Massey -- ‡tSurvival tools / ‡rby Ellen Forney -- ‡tDear Uncle Ronnie / ‡rby Randy Roberts Potts -- ‡tMy office wall / ‡rby Trevor Corneil, MD -- ‡tKeep on livin' / ‡rby J. D. Samson -- ‡tIt gets better because you're a little different / ‡rby Dave Holmes -- ‡tUnapologetically, me / ‡rby Demetrius Gittens -- ‡tA collective voice / ‡rby Gabe Milligan-Green, Addy Cahill, and Russell Peck -- ‡tI didn't always wear a tuxedo / ‡rby Murray Hill -- ‡tHow I got over / ‡rby Tuan N'Gai -- ‡tA "better" evolution / ‡rby Joseph Odysseus Mastro -- ‡tSave yourself, save the world / ‡rby Khris Brown -- ‡tBecoming an authentic person / ‡rby Nicholas Wheeler -- ‡tOn the other side / ‡rby Jay A. Foxworthy and Bryan Leffew -- ‡tBully me / ‡rRabbi Sharon Kleinbaum -- ‡tTo the bullies / ‡rby Tristan Jackson -- ‡tThe good fight / ‡rby Kristel Yoneda -- ‡tA message from Kevin Hague MP -- ‡tHaters can't hate someone who loves themselves, and if they do, who cares / ‡rby Lynn Breedlove -- ‡tNot playing at a cinema near you / ‡rby Rebecca Brown -- ‡tFrom "faggot" to field biologist / ‡rby Christopher A. Schmitt, PhD -- ‡tIt got better / ‡rby Stephen D. Lorimor -- ‡tOur parents as allies / ‡rby Lawrence Gullo, Fyodor Pavlov, Eileen Charbonneau, and Ed Gullo -- ‡tLesbian teacher believes in you / ‡rby Kristin Rivers -- ‡tStepping off the sidelines / ‡rby Wayne Knaub -- ‡tMy own worst enemy / ‡rby Jessica Leshnoff -- ‡tYou are a beloved child of God / ‡rby Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson -- ‡tTransgendered and self-educated in Maine / ‡rby Jean Vermette -- ‡tThe power of "You" / ‡rby Luan Legacy -- ‡tIt gets better for small towners, too / ‡rby Dwayne Steward -- ‡tTo me : with love and squalor / ‡rby Terry Galloway -- ‡tHappiness is inevitable / ‡rby Henry Winfiele -- ‡tWish I'd been sassier! / ‡rby Brian Gallivan aka Gay Sassy Friend -- ‡tProtect and serve loves Semper Fidelis / ‡rby J. D. Davis and Allen D. 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