It Gets Better -AkuRoku-

THE PLEDGE: Everyone deserves to be respected for who they are. I pledge to spread this message to my friends, family and neighbors. I'll speak up against hate and intolerance whenever I see it, at school and at work. I'll provide hope for lesbian, gay, bi, trans and other bullied teens by letting them know that "It Gets Better."

ItGetsBetter.ORG: [link]

Many LGBT youth can't picture what their lives might be like as openly gay adults. They can't imagine a future for themselves. I've been a fan of anime and video games just about as long as I've known I'm lesbian. I was 13. I was too scared to come out to my parents until I was 18. I'm 21 now and I'm here to tell you: Yes, life is rough. But please persevere because things CAN and DO get better. I have a wonderful girlfriend and we've been living together for like five years now and it is awesome.

Embellishing our fandoms with gay and lesbian scenarios isn't just some 'fetish' for a great many of us. It's just as natural to us, and we wish it was just as natural for everyone else. Some of us are going through hard times and we make up these elaborate universes to escape reality, whether it's a roleplay with a friend or a fanfic many chapters in the works. We don't create these things to squick out the people who are disturbed by them. We create these works so other people who can relate will find them and feel some comfort in them.

I'll keep this short and sweet and leave it at that. If you guys need someone to talk to, I'll be here.

I don't mean to make this into a meme or anything, but if you support this cause, by all means, go out of your way to draw some of your favorite shonen-ai or shoujo-ai pairings and let your watchers know that you care.

_{**might plan on coloring this, might not get around to it... anyone is, as with any of my lineart, welcome to color it, but please remember not to submit it to any groups and to link back**}

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