The 'Summer of Sass' program relocates 18-20-year-olds from across the country, looking to escape intolerance of their hometowns, to Provincetown for the summer.
From hateful attacks to anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, the number of states where queer young people say they do not feel safe is growing. This summer, a small group of them get to spend the summer in a place where they do feel accepted, thanks to a program in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
Wren LaPlant, a 19-year-old from Texas, is one of eight people participating in this year's program. After his application was selected, he arrived in Provincetown about a month ago.Sign up for NECN newsletters. "Having queer managers, seeing queer people succeeding and seeing queer people happy has just been life-changing for me," LaPlant said."It was a breath of fresh air. It felt like a place I could call home.""I can walk out on the street and I don't have to worry about turning my back or being scared. Up here, it's OK to be the weird one. You can be yourself and people like that about you," Croteau said.
Becker knows being yourself is getting tougher for LGBTQ+ people to do, depending on where they live, which is why she says this kind of program is more important than ever.
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