1. That time a student from Maryland secretly took his boyfriend to prom and nearly broke the internet with the emotion of it all.
Print these photos out as proof that 2016 wasn't a totally garbage year.
2. When a photo of four college students holding anti-trans posters stating hateful things such as “Transgenderism is a mental disorder" went viral and one trans teen shut down the conversation.
The 15-year-old told BuzzFeed News he took the photo of himself, holding the very direct message, while at work after spotting the original image online.
3. When trans teens from all over shared selfies for a #transtakeover on twitter...
...just to spread a little love.
4. When YouTuber and makeup talent James Charles officially became the newest face of CoverGirl — and the first ever ~Cover Boy~.
5. But reaching makeup stardom doesn't quite count as this teen's greatest achievement of 2016. The "retake" of his class photo spread all over the internet, earning him the award for truly being the Most Extra.
6. When this teen handled her less-than-accepting family member like a pro:
* Delivers ice for that burn *
Seriously, has anyone checked on Aunt Marie?
7. When Lily Madigan, a British transgender teen, got sent home from her school for wearing girls' clothing and fought back by lawyering up.
“I was proud,” she said of the victory. “I was happy in one sense but… I wish it didn’t have to happen.”
8. When one Twitter user defended her girlfriend from trolls...
...and the clapback echoed round the globe.
9. When these two trans teens got their dream makeovers while simultaneously schooling everyone on what it's really like growing up trans:
View this video on YouTube
“I always knew who I was.”
10. When one makeup genius decided his dad could use a little help with his ~look~ on Father's Day.
11. When this teen fought for banks to welcome nonbinary customers — and won.
12. When Florida native Logan Moreno had the best response to someone saying gay people should be put in jail for having consensual sex in their own homes.
For all the LGBT teens who stood up for themselves, for others, and for their community this year — we don't deserve you.
