It Gets Better - Crystal

This is my submission to Dan Savage's "It Gets Better Project". As a young person, I felt alone, isolated and hopeless. Now, as a 31-year-old out gay woman I want queer youth to know that it DOES get better. I promise you it does. May no more queer lives be lost to the loneliness and despair that so many of us have endured at some point. Hear the stories and share yours at / itgetsbetterproject

[@GJCoyne]

Oh those friendly, open-minded, genuine people! Bless them! Thank you for sharing how things have gone in your life. This is strong empowering stuff. "The Girls" about town - I love it! You lovely lesbian people :) Solidarity from a straight English guy.

[@CrystalInTheCountry]

@GJCoyne Thanks for the comments, mate! "The Girls"...I love it too! We really have amazing neighbours here, it's a lovely community. Just goes to show that stereotypes can go both ways...I judged my neighbours before I knew them (the whole "backward country folk" thing), and they turned out to be fantastic.

[@CrystalInTheCountry]

@TheMerryKate: Glad my voice reached somebody :-) I hope things are brighter for you today too. Hugs!

[@CrystalInTheCountry]

@sensoriussupremus Thanks :-) I think one of the things that helped me find these "cool people" was that I changed my own attitude a bit. Being sullen and unwelcoming as I'd been in high school doesn't help attract the kind of people you want to have around you. I had to retrain myself to take chances and be more open with others. If that doesn't work, then moving can help a lot, lol.

[@sleekcartim]

your story is not unusual, proving again, things do get better. better living is the best revenge 1 LIFE

[@CrystalInTheCountry]

@sleekcartim I don't think my story is unusual, no...that's the great thing, actually...this project is proving that for many, many, MANY of it, it DOES get better; it's the norm, not the exception :-)