Growing up as a queer kid and trying to get sexual wellness advice is a struggle.

Hispanic queer youth face especially unique challenges: language barriers that get in the way of clear communication; cultural norms, including religious beliefs, that lead to rigid views on gender and who is even “allowed” to talk to them about sex.

Anti-LGBTQ legislation in several states means they’re not getting answers at school either. Open dialogue about sex and intimacy is just not happening for them.

This was the challenge we confronted with It Gets Better, a long-standing org. devoted to empowering queer youth by providing mentorship and online resources.

We needed a different approach here. A way to foster offline connections and help uniquely challenged intersectional queer youth to initiate these meaningful conversations IRL.

Our answer was Perfectly Queer – a gamified conversation guide designed to make these discussions easier to start and less awkward to navigate, including discussion prompts that take intersections of queerness and culture into account AND a bilingual LGBTQ+ glossary to help young queer Hispanics articulate their identities in Spanish.

Together we were able to put an inclusive sex ed resource directly into the hands, hearts, and minds of queer youth.