Dan Savage's It Gets Better project aims to give LGBT teens hope
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.
In response to the suicide of Billy Lucas, a 15-year-old gay teenager from Indiana who hung himself on September 9 after suffering from bullying, Savage started a YouTube channel as a place where people can post videos with messages of hope for LGBT youth.
Hundreds of responses have already been uploaded by individuals who faced similar struggles in their adolescence.
Beginning next week, the Straight will be posting responses to Savage's original video (featuring himself and his camera-shy partner, Terry).
In the meantime, please watch Savage's video below.
Previous entries:
It Gets Better: Let's dispel the myth that bullying is a rite of passage
It Gets Better: Hillary Clinton sounds off on bullying and discrimination
It Gets Better: The things you have to overcome often end up being your biggest gifts
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
Comments
5 Comments
Beki Long
Sep 25, 2010 at 12:27pm
Powerful!
Darrin
Sep 29, 2010 at 7:57pm
I does get better... spread the word! Stay alive long enough to see that it does get better!!!
Neil B
Sep 30, 2010 at 9:02pm
I was bullied all through highschool, for different reasons than Dan and Terry, but the message is the same regardless of why one is bullied.
You will survive it. What got me through was an old sayings that goes like this: "That which does not kill you, only makes you stronger".
Caroline
Oct 4, 2010 at 2:44pm
Listen to this free download, it's called "this is me"
http://www.jenfoster.com/
Having read the " It gets better" project and then being sent this song this afternoon, I just want to share the song with everyone!
bill
May 2, 2012 at 12:07pm
anyone who can write a book on bullying but proceeds to bash Christains in the process doesn't deserve to to be read at all! Remove the beam out of your own eye before you attempt to remove the twig out of others.