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It gets better project

  • 22-09-2010 10:04pm
    #1
    El_Dangeroso
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    Sorry if this has been posted before:
    If you're gay or lesbian or bi or trans, and you've ever read about a kid like Billy Lucas and thought, "****, I wish I could've told him that it gets better," this is your chance. We can't help Billy, but there are lots of other Billys out there—other despairing LGBT kids who are being bullied and harassed, kids who don't think they have a future—and we can help them....

    I thought this video posted under the project channel on youtube was very sweet. I've been a long time reader of Dan Savage's column and I've read a few of his books:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IcVyvg2Qlo


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  • #2
    Sir Ophiuchus
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    I was reading this earlier and it blew me away. Thanks for reposting it. I plan to make a video for it.

    I also found the link to Stephen Fry's letter to his younger self, which actually made me cry. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/apr/30/stephen-fry-letter-gay-rights


  • #3
    MultiUmm
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    I love that video so much. :)

    It's strange, the life they have is essentially my dream, to feel comfortable in my own skin and to know I really love the person I'm with and to raise a happy healthy talented child (or two ;)).
    To see it presented just like that makes me feel unimaginably optimistic and happy, those are the words I always wanted to hear but no one ever said them.

    Thanks OP, you've given hope to someone who's still waiting for the it gets better phase .. :)


  • #4
    Scottpics
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭Scottpics


    I absolutely adore Dan Savage. My college was just down the road from his office in Seattle, so I've been a long time reader of his column and listener of his podcast. I think this latest project of his is so incredibly important and can make such an impact. It's such a simple concept, it's a wonder that no one else has thought of it before.


  • #5
    LegacyUser
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    For all the kids (and adults) out there who get stepped on, take solace that even I, Herman, the glittering real estate personality, was a total outcast. And you know what.... I still am! Your 'otherness' will catapult you to the stars...but only if you embrace it! It is a gift. Tap into it!

    here is my lighthearted submission for itgetsbetter. enjoy!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLPAK0rlpec


  • #6
    Chuchoter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,305 ✭✭✭Chuchoter


    I didn't really get into all the Its get better project but I found this today and I though it was really nice :)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnYa9R4N-8c


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  • #7
    PeterIanStaker
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UACK93xF-FE


    Star Trek's George Takei blasts redneck Clint McCance. Ties in with It Gets Better.


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