Raised in a small, conservative town in Alaska, James Sweeney felt "othered." Now, his groundbreaking queer rom-com "Straight Up" is normalizing conversations around themes like isolation, identity and mental health. Sweeney said it best when he said, "There is someone out there who can accept you as you are." About "Straight Up": https://www.seedandspark.com/fund/straight-up#updates/27459 About It Gets Better Project: The It Gets Better Project exists to uplift, empower, and connect LGBTQ+ youth around the globe. To learn more about It Gets Better, visit our links: http://www.itgetsbetter.org/ https://twitter.com/ItGetsBetter https://www.facebook.com/itgetsbetterproject https://www.instagram.com/itgetsbetter http://itgetsbetterproject.tumblr.com/