I was kind of hoping that it was Dan Savage playing piano at the beginning there

That's a really sweet story and I was totally with this "It Gets Better" campaign that they were pushing. But I still stick by my personal belief that we should make it better, you don't get things better in your society by waiting. You make it better, how about something like that for a pro gay rights campaign?

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That's all well and good, @Yogi, but it can't be done overnight. In the meantime, kids are still killing themselves. This "It Gets Better" campaign is at -least- as important as any gay rights campaign I've ever heard of.

And frankly, publicizing these efforts to help the youngest and weakest victims of hatred may well be the most effective means of making things better. Even most bigots don't actually want kids dieing...driving home the fact that they are, and -why- they are, can't help but make some of the hateful reconsider.

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Awesome video....

@Yogi
I think your sentiment is in the right place, but I'd assert that this campaign is a pro-gay rights campaign as well. (re-iterating @Stormsinger methinks)

>> ^Yogi:

That's a really sweet story and I was totally with this "It Gets Better" campaign that they were pushing. But I still stick by my personal belief that we should make it better, you don't get things better in your society by waiting. You make it better, how about something like that for a pro gay rights campaign?


I think the "It Gets Better" campaign was, and certainly has become, more than just a message to talk young gay or alienated people out of committing suicide (as if that wasnt a worthy cause)

Anyone who has seen even one of these videos or messages from people who have been bullied their entire childhoods and are admitting it and have gotten through it, has either been on the edge of tears or they must be dead inside.

I've never been homophobic or anything like that, but it certainly has moved me in some way to be more sympathetic and aware of the problems that these kids face. Not that I wasn't before, but I'm saying it moves us straights too, thats all.

So what i'm getting at, is that this campaign has, perhaps more than politics or legislation, changed people attitude towards gay/lesbian/transexuality , which, after all, is the most important thing. If you think about the civil rights movement, for example, getting laws etc straight (no pun intended) is one thing,but changing people's mind might be the most important part.

I've always liked how he gets after the notion of 'The One!'. Its such a load of bull that's taught to everyone from a very young age. On the surface its a very sweet thought, 'oh there's someone out there meant just for me'. Frankly I think its destructive thinking that only leads to disappointment and/or emotional trauma.

He's awesome. And he has far greater human quality than Santorum or any of the other shitheads like him.

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This guy's great. I hope becomes an icon like Dear Abbey.

The closing line is good; with his humor and blunt language it can be easy to forget that Dan Savage is giving real advise on very personal matters that he truly feels will help people be happier.