Monthly Archives: July 2026

For My Mental Health, “Better Than Before” Wasn’t Enough

July 28, 2026

By Andrew (he/him), Youth Voices ambassador, Class of 2026 (Content warning: depression, eating disorders) July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. For more information, visit nami.org. For so long, the topic of mental health has been taboo. All kinds of long-dismissed conditions: depression, anxiety, eating disorders (ED’s) have all culturally been neglected over and overContinue reading “For My Mental Health, “Better Than Before” Wasn’t Enough”

Meet Jumata Emill, Author of “I Don’t Wish You Well”

July 23, 2026

Learn more about the Summer Reading Challenge and click here to learn more about this year’s featured books. We didn’t have a Kelly Clarkson lyric inspiring a queer YA thriller about a true-crime podcast on our bingo card, but honestly, we should have known better. Jumata Emill’s I Don’t Wish You Well follows aspiring journalistContinue reading “Meet Jumata Emill, Author of “I Don’t Wish You Well””

It Gets Better’s 2026 Summer Reading Challenge

July 20, 2026

Click here to learn more about this week’s featured books. Our summer reading list should come with a warning: Read at your own risk. You might get under the skin of people trying to silence queer voices. You might wind up celebrating LGBTQ+ people living full, joyful, complicated lives. You might discover a story thatContinue reading “It Gets Better’s 2026 Summer Reading Challenge”