1. When this 17-year-old from Houston showed up to school and made a serious statement with a simple T-shirt:
It was, indeed, a look to save us from the entirety of 2017.
2. This tweet that will forever be too pure for words:
*Cries pure tears*
3. When this couple decided to be extra extra with their love and bought customized credit cards...
...only to have some Twitter account steal the photo and make them out to be a heterosexual couple (smh).
Don't worry, they set the record ~straight~.
4. These queer prom proposals you wish you thought of:
Especially this one:
5. When this 12-year-old came out as gay to her entire congregation in an inspiring speech:
"I know I'm not a horrible sinner for being who I am," she begins. Two minutes into her speech, church officials cut her off.
6. When this teen confronted an ugly, anti-trans tweet directed toward her:
"I would like to say that I don't mind being the target of discrimination as long as I'm inspiring others to be themselves and educating the world," the 17-year-old said of her reaction.
7. And this group of high school students who got to attend their very first queer prom:
View this video on YouTube
8. When this teen's epic glo up tweet caused a complete avalanche...
...of people thinking, "Yeah, same."
9. When #BiTwitter decided to drop some knowledge, and selfies, in a total trending takeover:
You can never have too much self-love, especially during a year like this one.
10. When queer teens showed us what fun really looks like at this summer camp in North Carolina:
11. And, of course, each and every young person who took those first, slightly terrifying steps toward coming out this year:
For all the LGBT teens who stood up for themselves, for others, and for their community this year — we don't deserve you.
