Sarah from Smart Bitches, Trashy Books turned me on to this: Men of the Stacks hot librarians raising money for the It Gets Better Project.
Image by Jason Pier in DC via Flickr
in the interest of helping get the word on this important project out there.
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“The Men of the Stacks is the Farah Fawcett poster for the millennial set: from now on “sexy librarian” is going to have to be considered a gender neutral term.” –Rachel J., Washington, D.C.
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Screenshot of http://www.itgetsbetter.org/ About the It Gets Better Project
Growing up isn’t easy. Many young people face daily tormenting and bullying, leading them to feel like they have nowhere to turn. This is especially true for LGBT kids and teens, who often hide their sexuality for fear of bullying. Without other openly gay adults and mentors in their lives, they can't imagine what their future may hold. In many instances, gay and lesbian adolescents are taunted — even tortured — simply for being themselves.
Justin Aaberg. Billy Lucas. Cody Barker. Asher Brown. Seth Walsh. Raymond Chase. Tyler Clementi. They were tragic examples of youth who could not believe that it does actually get better.
While many of these teens couldn’t see a positive future for themselves, we can. The It Gets Better Project was created to show young LGBT people the levels of happiness, potential, and positivity their lives will reach – if they can just get through their teen years. The It Gets Better Project wants to remind teenagers in the LGBT community that they are not alone — and it WILL get better.
Image by Jason Pier in DC via FlickrAbove Information lifted entirely from http://www.itgetsbetter.org/pages/about-it-gets-better-project/Statistics
- Since our launch, calls to the Trevor Project suicide hotline have increased over 50%.
- 9 out of 10 LGBT students have experienced harassment at school.
- LGBT teens are bullied 2 to 3 times as much as straight teens.
- More than 1/3 of LGBT kids have attempted suicide.
- LGBT kids are 4 times as likely to attempt suicide then our straight peers.
- LGBT youth with “highly rejecting” families are 8 times more likely to attempt suicide than those whose families accept them.
- By the end of 2010, the It Gets Better Project raised over $100,000 from 2,500+ grassroots contributors to help LGBT youth.
in the interest of helping get the word on this important project out there.
