What would you have liked to have known when you first made your way in the world?
It doesn’t have to be profound, even the smallest things can bring joy. Address it like you’re speaking to an individual, make it direct, and make it personal.
Still stuck for the words to say? Here are some thought starters:
Queer Joy means to me
How I found my chosen family
Tips to protecting my queer joy
The secret to inclusive fun
How I support others’ queer joy
The people who support my Queer Joy
Help show the next generation that there’s success and happiness to be found in being your authentic self as you go through life.
Share the joy!
1. Help the joy be seen – simply share your favourite #QueerJoy video(s) on your socials & tag someone who’d appreciate it
2. Add to the joy – share your own words/ memories/ tips of resilient #QueerJoy. (E.g. Do it in a quick YouTube Short & tag @queerjoy (or however & wherever you prefer!))
Help show the next generation that there’s success and happiness to be found in being your authentic self as you go through life.
You’ll be in good company
Check out the creators, celebs and other people like you who are sharing this content further & adding their own (regardless of whether they’re an ally or queer themselves!). Visibility of #QueerJoy is what queer youth across the UK need to see!
Including Ian McKellen
Share it your way
Like Trudy has done, joyfully writing this poem and sharing it with us all: #NoFilter
Share the joy!
1. Help the joy be seen – simply share your favourite #QueerJoy video(s) on your socials & tag someone who’d appreciate it
2. Add to the joy – share your own words/ memories/ tips of resilient #QueerJoy. (E.g. Do it in a quick YouTube Short & tag @queerjoy (or however & wherever you prefer!))
Help show the next generation that there’s success and happiness to be found in being your authentic self as you go through life.