It Gets Better ::WEB::

If you havent hear about Tyler Clementi its a about time that i tell you. He was a student at Rutgers University and was outing by his roommate who was streaming live video of him with another man, once Tyler found out what his roommate had done he was so upset that he took his own life by jumping of a bridge. I can only wonder that this was because he had no one to talk to about this at all. And being outed over streaming video for anyone to see would be really hard to deal with.

It is sad that he is not that only one that is going through tough times with being gay.

I wish he would have heard about it gets better project, but i myself have just heard about it the other day. It was started by Dan Savage who is the creator and voice for the popular Savage Love Podcast. He is a short intro to what it is.

"Another gay teenager in another small town has killed himself—hope you're pleased with yourselves, Tony Perkins and all the other "Christians" out there who oppose anti-bullying programs (and give actual Christians a bad name).

Billy Lucas was just 15 when he hanged himself in a barn on his grandmother's property. He reportedly endured intense bullying at the hands of his classmates—classmates who called him a fag and told him to kill himself. His mother found his body.

Nine out of 10 gay teenagers experience bullying and harassment at school, and gay teens are four times likelier to attempt suicide. Many LGBT kids who do kill themselves live in rural areas, exurbs, and suburban areas, places with no gay organizations or services for queer kids.

"My heart breaks for the pain and torment you went through, Billy Lucas," a reader wrote after I posted about Billy Lucas to my blog. "I wish I could have told you that things get better."

I had the same reaction: I wish I could have talked to this kid for five minutes. I wish I could have told Billy that it gets better. I wish I could have told him that, however bad things were, however isolated and alone he was, it gets better.

But gay adults aren't allowed to talk to these kids. Schools and churches don't bring us in to talk to teenagers who are being bullied. Many of these kids have homophobic parents who believe that they can prevent their gay children from growing up to be gay—or from ever coming out—by depriving them of information, resources, and positive role models.

Why are we waiting for permission to talk to these kids? We have the ability to talk directly to them right now. We don't have to wait for permission to let them know that it gets better. We can reach these kids."

Here is the first video that Dan posted along with some of the other ones that i found that i have liked.


















Like i said these are just a few on here, that are some of the general ones. They are ones on here from all walks of life, all from different backgrounds, races, religions, orientations. So please if you need help just watch some of these videos.

Everyone from a Muslim that is gay, to a black kid growing up in the rough part of town, to a transgendered teen, to successful stars. They have all been there and done that. They each have a different story to share, i will be posting one here within the next week as well. Talking about what i am going through and what i have been through.

But remember there is always help when you need it, dont feel like you are alone.