It Gets Better: Jewel: The things you have to overcome often end up being your biggest gifts

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      It gets better. That's the message that syndicated columnist Dan Savage wants to impart to every LGBT teenager who is a victim of bullying. The Straight will be posting responses to Savage's original video, posted on the It Gets Better YouTube channel for the duration of the project.

       

      The things you have to overcome often end up being your biggest gifts. Singer-songwriter Jewel talks about her first crush on her gay best friend and offers her message of hope.

       

      Previous entries:
      It Gets Better: Here's why being gay is totally awesome
      It Gets Better: Advice from a father and son
      It Gets Better: If Tim Gunn says it, it must be true
      It Gets Better: You were born into our family—and we're not going to let you go
      It Gets Better: The hardest part of life is being yourself
      It Gets Better: There's a bigger, better world out there for you
      It Gets Better: Don't let your religious upbringing make you afraid
      It Gets Better: Every day is better than the last one
      It Gets Better: Life is full of solutions
      Dan Savage's It Gets Better project aims to give LGBT teens hope

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