Members of a
gay gang called the Check It have a message to LGBT youth: It gets better.
Skittles, Gia,
Star, Drama, and Tray have collaborated with the It Gets Better Project in
order to share their journeys and give hope to the next generation.
They are the
subjects of Check It, a new documentary about LGBT young people in
Washington, D.C., who formed a gang for survival.
Executive-produced by
Steve Buscemi and recently released by Louis C.K. on his website, LouisCK.net, the film shows
how the gang is both a community of support and a result of the systemic
marginalization of many queer youth of color.
The film also
demonstrates how friends and community members are helping the members of Check
It to create a future beyond the gang and streets — and how these young people
are finding their own will to survive and thrive.
"I’m here
on this earth to survive, to prove people wrong, to let people know I’m the
person I’m going to be," said Star, a transgender subject of the
documentary, in the It Gets Better video. "Never doubt yourself," she
told other young people. "Don’t give up."
Check It is now
available on LouisCK.net. Hear
Star's story below, and watch the rest of the It Gets Better videos on YouTube.
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