Gay youth today describe themselves as proud, happy, and grateful – something many of us would have found surprising a generation ago. Yet many adults seem skeptical about this change in perceptions and attitudes. In a Chats in the Stacks book talk at Mann Library in March 2017, Ritch Savin-Williams, professor emeritus of developmental psychology, shared highlights of his work and some thoughts about what his findings suggest for the future of gay youth in an age of growing tolerance.